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Shows like Columbo

Not everyone loves Columbo for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Columbo

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You want to watch Peter Falk play the absent-minded fool who misses nothing.

  2. You like watching how the killer gets caught, not who did it.

  3. You want a cosy murder with a cigar and a basset hound.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • High Potential2024

    • watching how the killer gets caught, not who did it

    Good for you if you like a murder case solved by an outsider every week.

  • The Mentalist2008

    • you want to watch Peter Falk play the absent-minded fool who misses nothing
    • watching how the killer gets caught, not who did it

    Good for you if you like a weekly case cracked by watching how suspects lie.

  • Sherlock2010

    • watching how the killer gets caught, not who did it

    Good for you if you like watching a genius solve a case from a stranger's shoes.

  • Monk2002

    • you want to watch Peter Falk play the absent-minded fool who misses nothing
    • watching how the killer gets caught, not who did it
    • a cosy murder with a cigar and a basset hound

    Good for you if you want a case closed in an hour and nobody you love in danger.

  • Midsomer Murders1997

    • watching how the killer gets caught, not who did it
    • a cosy murder with a cigar and a basset hound

    Good for you if you like a whodunit with a full list of suspects every episode.

  • Elementary2012

    • watching how the killer gets caught, not who did it

    Good for you if you like a new NYPD case cracked every week.

  • Bosch2015

    • watching how the killer gets caught, not who did it

    Good for you if you like a murder case that takes a whole season to solve.

  • Castle2009

    • watching how the killer gets caught, not who did it

    Good for you if you like a murder to solve every episode.

  • Rizzoli & Isles2010

    • watching how the killer gets caught, not who did it

    Good for you if you like a new murder solved in every episode.

  • Psych2006

    • watching how the killer gets caught, not who did it

    Good for you if you like light cases solved with tiny details.

  • Magnum, P.I.1980

    • a cosy murder with a cigar and a basset hound

    Good for you if you like an easygoing case of the week under the Hawaiian sun.

Reasons taken from Columbo's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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