====== The Columbo Ranking System ======

  - The Case - The context and setting, as well as supporting characters
  - The Old (Wo)Man - If Mrs. Columbo acts the way she 'should' based on how she's described by Mr.Columbo
  - 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 (she 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 (Un)Official Pudding Bowl Mrs. Columbo Ranking ======


|Episode #|Title|Total Score|Case|Old Man|Look|Unravel|Murder|Bad Guy|Overview|
| ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- |
| Episode 1 | Word Games | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Episode 2 | Murder is a Parlor Game | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Episode 13 | Love on Instant Replay | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |