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Why was ace detective Lieutenant Columbo never promoted?

On the case ... Peter Falk as Lt Columbo. Photograph: NBC via Getty Images

Why, if he solves all his cases in 90 minutes or less, has TV detective Lieutenant Columbo never been promoted?

Gerard McDermott

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