Cannon (1971)

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Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.

IMDb rating: 6.8 (4,056 votes)
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1971)

7.50 avg 24 episodes 7.2 → 7.3 51 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Salinas Jackpot	7.2	192
2	Death Chain	7.5	158
3	Call Unicorn	7.5	165
4	Country Blues	7.5	172
5	Scream of Silence	7.6	151
6	Fool's Gold	7.5	159
7	Girl in the Electric Coffin	7.4	142
8	Dead Pigeon	7.5	136
9	A Lonely Place to Die	7.3	145
10	No Pockets in a Shroud	7.6	138
11	Stone, Cold Dead	7.7	130
12	Death Is a Double-Cross	7.9	154
13	The Nowhere Man	7.0	130
14	Flight Plan	7.4	129
15	Devil's Playground	7.4	137
16	Treasure of San Ignacio	7.4	122
17	Blood on the Vine	7.8	122
18	To Kill a Guinea Pig	7.4	135
19	The Island Caper	7.7	133
20	A Deadly Quiet Town	7.2	135
21	A Flight of Hawks	7.4	137
22	The Torch	7.8	127
23	Cain's Mark	8.0	129
24	Murder by Moonlight	7.3	124

Season 2 (1972)

7.55 avg 24 episodes 7.4 → 7.8 60 min avg

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Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bad Cats and Sudden Death	7.4	126
2	Sky Above, Death Below	7.3	146
3	Bitter Legion	7.0	124
4	That Was No Lady	7.7	133
5	Stakeout	7.6	125
6	The Predators	7.6	119
7	A Long Way Down	7.2	131
8	The Rip-Off	8.1	129
9	Child of Fear	7.7	131
10	The Shadow Man	7.4	118
11	Hear No Evil	8.0	116
12	The Endangered Species	7.8	125
13	Nobody Beats the House	7.5	123
14	Hard Rock Roller Coaster	7.4	123
15	The Dead Samaritan	7.7	129
16	Death of a Stone Seahorse	7.5	124
17	Moving Target	7.3	110
18	Murder for Murder	7.5	101
19	To Ride a Tiger	7.4	103
20	Prisoners	7.5	117
21	The Seventh Grave	7.8	133
22	Catch Me If You Can	7.7	120
23	Press Pass to the Slammer	7.2	104
24	Deadly Heritage	7.8	115

Season 3 (1973)

7.84 avg 24 episodes 8.2 → 7.7 62 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	He Who Digs a Grave	8.2	156
2	Memo from a Dead Man	7.9	133
3	Hounds of Hell	7.6	119
4	Target in the Mirror	8.4	122
5	Murder by Proxy	7.7	112
6	Night Flight to Murder	7.7	114
7	Come Watch Me Die	8.0	111
8	Perfect Alibi	8.0	113
9	Dead Lady's Tears	7.9	114
10	The Limping Man	7.8	104
11	Trial by Terror	8.2	116
12	Murder by the Numbers	8.0	122
13	Valley of the Damned	7.7	110
14	A Well Remembered Terror	8.0	121
15	Arena of Fear	7.4	98
16	Photo Finish	7.9	116
17	Duel in the Desert	8.0	114
18	Where's Jennifer?	7.2	105
19	Blood Money	7.8	96
20	Death of a Hunter	7.3	115
21	The Cure That Kills	8.0	93
22	Bobby Loved Me	8.0	109
23	Triangle of Terror	7.8	95
24	The Stalker	7.7	118

Season 4 (1974)

7.91 avg 24 episodes 8.1 → 7.9 60 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kelly's Song	8.1	113
2	The Hit Man	8.0	98
3	Voice from the Grave	8.1	99
4	Lady in Red	8.1	117
5	The Deadly Trail	8.1	116
6	The Exchange	7.8	103
7	The Avenger	8.1	108
8	A Killing in the Family	8.2	108
9	Flashpoint	8.1	110
10	The Man Who Couldn't Forget	7.6	97
11	The Sounds of Silence	7.6	105
12	The Prisoner	8.0	86
13	Daddy's Little Girl	8.3	109
14	The Conspirators	8.2	109
15	Coffin Corner	7.7	112
16	Perfect Fit for a Frame	8.5	118
17	Killer on the Hill	7.7	95
18	Missing at FL307	8.0	92
19	The Set Up	8.0	89
20	The Investigator	7.7	91
21	Lady on the Run	7.4	87
22	Vengeance	7.3	84
23	Tomorrow Ends at Noon	7.3	87
24	Search and Destroy	7.9	95

Season 5 (1975)

7.79 avg 24 episodes 8.5 → 7.7 63 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Nightmare	8.5	119
2	The Deadly Conspiracy: Part 1	8.2	113
3	The Wrong Medicine	8.4	93
4	The Iceman	7.9	87
5	The Victim	8.2	98
6	The Man Who Died Twice	7.7	87
7	A Touch of Venom	7.5	95
8	Man in the Middle	7.9	84
9	Fall Guy	7.7	97
10	The Melted Man	7.5	88
11	The Wedding March	8.2	119
12	The Hero	7.6	98
13	To Still the Voice	7.7	93
14	The Star	8.2	123
15	The Games Children Play	7.5	93
16	The Reformer	8.1	89
17	The House of Cards	7.7	91
18	Revenge	7.6	86
19	Cry Wolf	7.7	83
20	The Quasar Kill	6.0	100
21	Snapshot	7.9	89
22	Point After Death	8.2	96
23	Blood Lines	7.4	88
24	Madman	7.7	79

Cannon (1971)

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