In the early days of telefilms NBC launched a little-known operation called Project 120 to create a programming division for 120-minute-long feature films made exclusively for television. One of those programming ideas gave birth to the character and series called Columbo.

Columbo and Falk became inseparable. Look back at the iconic series, its star and the Project 120 effort that brought the series to life. Filled with pictures and stories behind the series.