What’s On 5USA Today Sunday 19 March 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5USA today.
06:00
Teleshopping
Home shopping
09:00
Columbo
S03E08
Crime drama, starring Peter Falk
A Californian police commissioner helps a rich, influential friend to conceal his complicity in murdering his own wife – but reckons without detective Columbo’s timely intervention and his dogged determination to bring the truth to light. Crime drama, starring Peter Falk, Richard Kiley and Rosemary Murphy
11:00
Columbo
S05E03
Crime drama, starring Peter Falk and Patrick McGoohan
A CIA operative arranges a grisly fate for a fellow spy who found out that he was working as a double agent. The killer makes the murder look like a random mugging, but he is not as clever as he thinks and the crumpled cop soon begins to pick up on the trail of clues he has left behind. Crime drama, directed by and starring Patrick McGoohan, with Peter Falk and Leslie Nielsen
13:00
Columbo
S09E05
Crime drama, with Peter Falk
A dentist with gambling debts discovers his wife is having an affair with one of his patients and wants a divorce. He plans to take revenge by poisoning the lover with his wife’s heart medication, so she will be suspected – but he reckons without the attentions of the crumpled cop. Crime drama, starring Peter Falk, James Read, Paul Burke, Jo Anderson and Nancy Walker
15:00
Columbo
First episode of the crime drama, starring Peter Falk
A psychiatrist having an affair with a patient murders his wife with his lover’s help. However, while he establishes the perfect alibi he soon finds himself pursued by Columbo, whose meandering investigative approach conceals an uncanny gift for detection. First episode of the detective series, starring Peter Falk and Gene Barry
17:00
Columbo
S03E03
Detective drama, starring Peter Falk
An ambitious senatorial candidate murders his campaign manager for threatening to expose his secret affair. To avoid suspicion, the politician makes the killing look as if he was the intended target of an assassination attempt that went wrong – but ends up having to pit his wits against the slovenly sleuth. Detective drama, starring Peter Falk, Jackie Cooper, Ken Swofford and Tisha Sterling
19:00
Columbo
S10E06
Crime drama, starring Peter Falk and Tyne Daly
A compulsive gambler with a mountain of debts comes up with a plan to make some easy money. He plants a bomb under his wealthy uncle’s car in the hope of inheriting a large legacy – but a hit-and-run driver jeopardises the entire scheme and Columbo is soon sniffing around for clues. Detective drama, starring Peter Falk, Tyne Daly, Greg Evigan and Don S Davis
21:00
Lucifer
S03E26
God creates an alternate dimension
22:00
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
S06E17
Stabler interrogates a suspected child rapist
A murder case presents Stabler with the chance to reinterrogate a suspected child rapist and killer he was unable to convict 14 years previously – but Cragen and Benson worry his judgement will be clouded by personal animosity and a desire for revenge. Guest starring Matthew Modine (Weeds)
23:00
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
S06E18
An alleged psychic helps in the search for a missing girl
An alleged psychic comes forward with seemingly accurate information on the whereabouts of a missing 18-year-old – but Stabler is convinced that his uncanny knowledge of the case indicates he is somehow involved in her disappearance. Drama, guest starring Martin Short
00:00
Ransom
S03E03
The hunt for a missing escort uncovers surprising evidence
00:55
Ransom
S03E04
Eric and the team enter the world of Italian fashion royalty
01:50
The Blacklist
S01E22
A plane transporting prisoners crashes under suspicious circumstances
Part two of two. Tom’s collaboration with Berlin is central to the mystery that has captivated viewers, but what exactly that entails has been unclear to Liz, until now, when a plane transporting prisoners crashes under suspicious circumstances. As the FBI sets about locating the survivors who managed to escape, the name Berlin appears on the passenger list. Tracking down this elusive figure is Liz’s main objective, though with Red in custody, her chances of locating him are slim. She needs to free her accomplice to have any hope of finding out the truth about Tom – and herself
02:50
The Blacklist
S02E01
Red manages a new threat from an elusive figure known
03:35
Criminals: Caught on Camera
S01E03
The use of CCTV to fight crime
Journalist Nick Wallis joins police forces around the nation to discover how CCTV and technological advances are helping to bring criminals to justice. The programme reveals how essential surveillance cameras have become in the fight against crime and features footage of people caught red-handed
