Editing Columbo (section)

==Home media==
===VHS===
On August 3, 1994, [[MCA/Universal Home Video]] released the episode "Murder by the Book" on VHS.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Columbo:Murder By the Book VHS|date=August 3, 1994|asin=630312898X }}</ref>

===DVD===
As of January 10, 2012, [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal Studios]] had released all 69 episodes of ''Columbo'' on DVD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shownews/Columbo/6957 |title=News for Columbo |publisher=Tvshowsondvd.com |access-date=March 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121221100/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shownews/Columbo/6957 |archive-date=January 21, 2012}}</ref> The episodes are released in the same chronological order as they were originally broadcast. On October 16, 2012, Universal released ''Columbo—The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Columbo-The-Complete-Series/17323|title=Columbo DVD news: Announcement for Columbo – The Complete Series – TVShowsOnDVD.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803004256/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Columbo-The-Complete-Series/17323|archive-date=August 3, 2012}}</ref>

Because the ''Columbo'' episodes from 1989 to 2003 were aired very infrequently, different DVD sets have been released around the world. In many [[DVD region code|Region 2 and Region 4]] countries, all episodes have now been released as 10 seasons, with the 10th comprising the last 14 episodes, from "Columbo Goes to College" (1990) to "Columbo Likes the Nightlife" (2003). In France and The Netherlands (also Region 2), the DVDs were grouped differently and released as 12 seasons.

In [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]], all episodes from seasons 8 on are grouped differently; the episodes that originally aired on ABC were released under the title ''COLUMBO: The Mystery Movie Collection''.

{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Season
! rowspan="2" |Eps.
! rowspan="2" |Year
! colspan="5" style="width:80%;" |DVD release
|-
! |DVD name
! [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]]
! [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]]
! [[DVD region code#4|Region 4]]
|-
| style="background:#0160bc; height:10px;"|
| [[List of Columbo episodes#Pilot episodes|Pilots]]
| 2
| 1968–71
| rowspan="2"| The Complete First Season
| rowspan="2"| September 7, 2004
| rowspan="2"| September 13, 2004
| rowspan="2"| December 3, 2004
|-
| style="background:#d8342b; height:10px;"|
| [[Columbo (season 1)|1]]
| 7
| 1971–72
|-
| style="background:#008080; height:10px;"|
| [[Columbo (season 2)|2]]
| 8
| 1972–73
| The Complete Second Season
| March 8, 2005
| July 18, 2005
| July 13, 2005
|-
| style="background:#FF6700; height:10px;"|
| [[Columbo (season 3)|3]]
| 8
| 1973–74
| The Complete Third Season
| August 9, 2005
| November 14, 2005
| July 20, 2006
|-
| style="background:#734A95; height:10px;"|
| [[Columbo (season 4)|4]]
| 6
| 1974–75
| The Complete Fourth Season
| March 14, 2006
| September 18, 2006
| September 19, 2006
|-
| style="background:#00563F; height:10px;"|
| [[Columbo (season 5)|5]]
| 6
| 1975–76
| The Complete Fifth Season
| June 27, 2006
| February 12, 2007
| March 21, 2007
|-
| style="background:#d02090; height:10px;"|
| [[Columbo (season 6)|6]]
| 3
| 1976–77
| rowspan="2"|The Complete Sixth & Seventh Seasons
| rowspan="2"| November 21, 2006
| rowspan="2"| April 30, 2007
| rowspan="2"| May 2, 2007
|-
| style="background:#0072BB; height:10px;"|
| [[Columbo (season 7)|7]]
| 5
| 1977–78
|-
| style="background:#FF8C00; height:10px;"|
| [[Columbo (season 8)|8]]
| 4
| 1989
| The Mystery Movie Collection 1989 {{small|(R1/R4)}}<br />The Complete Eighth Season {{small|(R2)}}
| April 24, 2007
| March 31, 2008
| July 4, 2008
|-
| style="background:#C41E3A; height:10px;"|
| [[Columbo (season 9)|9]]
| 6
| 1989–90
| The Mystery Movie Collection 1990 {{small|(R1)}}<br />The Complete Ninth Season {{small|(R2/R4)}}
| February 3, 2009
| March 30, 2009
| May 6, 2009
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#7AB800; height:10px;"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Columbo (season 10)|10 +<br />specials]]
| rowspan="2"| 14
| 1990–93
| The Mystery Movie Collection 1991–93 {{small|(R1)}}<br />The Complete Tenth Season – Volume 1 {{small|(R2/R4)}}
| February 8, 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Columbo-Mystery-Movie-Collection-1991-1993/14612 |title=Tvshowsondvd.com |publisher=Tvshowsondvd.com |access-date=June 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127192627/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Columbo-Mystery-Movie-Collection-1991-1993/14612 |archive-date=November 27, 2011  }}</ref>
| June 15, 2009
| July 28, 2009
|-
| 1994–2003
| The Mystery Movie Collection 1994–2003 {{small|(R1)}}<br />The Complete Tenth Season – Volume 2 {{small|(R2/R4)}}
| January 10, 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005TFVM0I |title=Columbo: Mystery Movie Collection 1994–2003 |website=Amazon |date=January 10, 2012 |access-date=March 27, 2012 |archive-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218180540/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005TFVM0I |url-status=live }}</ref>
| July 27, 2009
| November 28, 2009
|-
|colspan=2| Complete series
|69
|1968–2003
| Columbo: The Complete Series
| October 16, 2012
| October 19, 2009
| December 7, 2016
|-
|}

===Blu-ray===

The complete series was released on Blu-ray in Japan in 2011 as a ten-season set, taken from new HD masters and original 1.33:1 (4:3) aspect ratio, apart from the 1989–2003 episodes presented in 1.78:1 (16:9){{Citation needed|reason=Proof needed for 1.78:1 ratio: official website only mentions 1.33:1 aspect ratio|date=July 2012}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=刑事コロンボ コンプリート ブルーレイBOX [Blu-ray]|url=http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/91iE8BDVHTL.jpg|publisher=amazon|access-date=May 14, 2012|archive-date=October 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020050948/http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/91iE8BDVHTL.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref> The set contains 35 discs and is presented in a faux-wooden cigar box. It features a brochure with episode details, and a script for the Japanese version of '''Prescription: Murder'''. Special features include the original 96-minute version of '''Étude In Black''' and the original '''NBC Mystery Movie''' title sequence. In addition, many episodes include isolated music and sound-effects tracks.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:刑事コロンボ コンプリート ブルーレイBOX [Blu-ray]|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/switch-language/product/B0058BDP80/ref=dp_change_lang/377-8463714-8481960?ie=UTF8&language=en_JP|work=Amazon.co.jp|publisher=Amazon|access-date=February 10, 2012|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309031912/https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/switch-language/product/B0058BDP80/ref=dp_change_lang/377-8463714-8481960?ie=UTF8&language=en_JP|url-status=live}}</ref> Before this set's release, only the episodes up to '''Murder, a Self-Portrait''' were released on DVD in Japan.

In late 2023, specialist film distributor [[Kino Lorber]] released the first 7 seasons of Columbo on Blu-ray in North America, using an NBCUniversal remaster.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ettenhofer |first=Valerie |title=Columbo Is Coming To Blu-Ray Later This Year, So Murderous Guest Stars Beware |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1223347/columbo-is-coming-to-blu-ray-later-this-year-so-murderous-guest-stars-beware/ |access-date=February 24, 2024 |work=SlashFilm |date=March 9, 2023}}</ref> Although it was planned that the Blu-ray would have a commentary track for each episode, it was later cancelled for unexplained reasons.<ref>{{cite news |title=Columbo: The 1970s Seasons 1-7 |url=https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/121462/columboseasons17.html |access-date=February 24, 2024 |work=High-Def Digest |date=December 11, 2023}}</ref> In mid-2024, Kino Lorber released a Blu-ray set of the remaining seasons in North America.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bonthuys|first=Darren|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/your-dad-will-be-pleased-to-learn-columbo-the-return-is-coming-to-blu-ray/1100-6523701/|work=[[GameStop]]|date=May 24, 2024|title=Your Dad Will Be Pleased To Learn Columbo: The Return Is Coming To Blu-Ray|access-date=July 21, 2024}}</ref>