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Some of TV’s best mysteries don’t take themselves all that seriously
Thursday, April 4, 9/8c and (regular time period) 10/9c, CBS
COLUMBO WOULDN’T KNOW what to make of the technicolored outfits sported by amateur snoop Elsbeth Tascioni (Emmy winner Carrie Preston). Yet the iconic TV detective, played by the late Peter Falk and known for his shabby trench coat, would likely recognize a kindred spirit cut from the same metaphorical cloth.
, a and , is in good company. Peacock’s terrific , starring Natasha Lyonne as Charlie, an irreverent drifter with a gift for spotting murderous liars, follows a similar -like “how-catch-’em” light mystery format. We see the crime and the criminal—typically a well-known actor—before our hero even shows their face.