Ossining's Peter Falk Returns to TV Screens in COZI TV's 2017 Line-up

OSSINING, NY — When actor Peter Falk died in 2011, he was mourned in Ossining as a beloved hometown hero who made it big.

Now a national multicast network is bringing back Falk's award-winning police drama Columbo, as regularly scheduled programming.

COZI TV is leading its 2017 entertainment programming lineup with the show, kicking off with a marathon on New Year’s Day, starting at 1 p.m. ET.

After that, Columbo, which was named one of the “60 Best Series of All Time” by TV Guide, will regularly air on Saturdays and Sundays at 8 p.m. ET (check local listings). Click here to access the full Columbo marathon schedule.

“Forever rumpled but always insightful, Columbo is one of the recognizable and beloved characters in American television history,” said Meredith McGinn, Senior Vice President, COZI TV and LX.TV Productions. “We are delighted that Columbo will be joining COZI TV’s programming lineup and invite our viewers to join us every Saturday and Sunday night for a new episode of this iconic television series.”

And if you've also wished you could watch a couple of Rockford Files, if only for the clothes, cars and attitudes, COZI is adding that too.

COZI TV lists these channels for zip code 10562:

• Broadcast (WNBCDT2) - 4.2
• Cablevision Optimum - Southern Westchester - 109
• Cablevision Optimum - Ossining / Rockland - 109
• Cablevision Optimum - Ossining - 109
• Verizon FiOS TV - Queens - 460
• Dish - New York - 82

PHOTO: Peter Falk returned to Ossining in 2005 for an honorary street naming ceremony. Ossining re-named Prospect Avenue Peter Falk Place/ contributed

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