February 26, 1979 –
NBC hoped to capitalize on their previous series Columbo, by casting Kate Mulgrew, as his never seen wife, now a crime solving reporter in Mrs. Columbo, co-starring Henry Jones, premiered on this date.
The series was originally about the exploits of the crime reporter wife of Lt. Columbo, but when the series couldn’t capitalize on the popular earlier series, producers changed Mrs. Columbo’s name to “Callahan” and soon, all references to the fictional cop were removed.
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