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The Columbo Ranking System
- The Case - The context and setting, as well as supporting characters
- The Old Man - If Columbo acts the way he 'should' the combo of foppish exterior, razor wit, and dogged determination
- The Look - How it's cut and edited, how the episode paces, and how it feels as a separate singular piece of media
- The Unravel - How Columbo actually gets from A (he knows who killed them) to B (the reveal at the end of the murder)
- The Murder - The premise and setup as well as the execution of the murder
- The Bad Guy - How great the villain and how great their interactions are
- The Overview - Just how we feel about the episode as a whole
The Official Pudding Bowl Columbo Ranking
| Episode Number | Title | Total Score | Case | Old Man | Look | Unravel | Murder | Bad Guy | Overview |
| ————— | ———– | ——- | ———– | ———– | ———– | ———– | ———– | ———– | ———– |
| Episode 27 | Negative Reaction | 34 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Episode 36 | Now You See Him | 32 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Episode 15 | A Stitch In Crime | 31 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Episode 3 | Murder by the Book | 31 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Episode 26 | Exercise in Fatality | 31 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Episode 25 | A Friend In Deed | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Episode 20 | Candidate for Crime | 29 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Episode 41 | Try And Catch Me | 29 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Episode 1 | Prescription Murder | 29 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Episode 6 | Suitable For Framing | 29 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Episode 8 | Short Fuse | 28 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Episode 29 | Troubled Waters | 28 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Episode 11 | Greenhouse Jungle | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Episode 24 | Swan Song | 27 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Episode 32 | Forgotten Lady | 27 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Episode 17 | Double Shock | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Episode 40 | The Bye Bye Sky High IQ Murder Case | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Episode 30 | Playback | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Episode 42 | Murder Under Glass | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Episode 38 | Fade In to Murder | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Episode 14 | Requiem for a Falling Star | 25 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Episode 56 | Columbo Goes to College | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Episode 65 | Strange Bedfellows | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Episode 33 | A Case Of Immunity | 24 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Episode 63 | Butterfly in Shades of Gray | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Episode 58 | Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star | 22 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Episode 45 | The Conspirators | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Episode 51 | Columbo Cries Wolf | 22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Episode 5 | Dead Weight | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Episode 44 | How to Dial a Murder | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Episode 43 | Make Me a Perfect Murder | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Episode 9 | Blueprint for Murder | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Episode 67 | Ashes to Ashes | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Episode 39 | Old Fashioned Murder | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Episode 69 | Columbo Likes the Nightlife | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Episode 48 | Sex and the Married Detective | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Episode 18 | Lovely But Lethal | 19 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Episode 57 | Murder Can Be Hazerdous To Your Health | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Episode 53 | Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Episode 61 | A Bird In The Hand | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Episode 64 | Undercover | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Episode 46 | Columbo Goes to the Guillotine | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Episode 66 | A Trace of Murder | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Episode 50 | Murder: A Self Portrait | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Episode 68 | Murder With Too Many Notes | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Episode 47 | Murder, Smoke and Shadows | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Episode 49 | Grand Deceptions | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Episode 2 | Ransom for a Dead Man | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Episode 60 | No Time To Die | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Episode 55 | Murder in Malibu | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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