Cannon (1971)

Action · Crime · Drama

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 (4,086 votes)
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1971)

7.50 avg 24 episodes 7.3 → 7.4 51 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Salinas Jackpot	7.3	194
2	Death Chain	7.5	160
3	Call Unicorn	7.5	168
4	Country Blues	7.5	175
5	Scream of Silence	7.6	152
6	Fool's Gold	7.5	160
7	Girl in the Electric Coffin	7.4	144
8	Dead Pigeon	7.5	137
9	A Lonely Place to Die	7.3	146
10	No Pockets in a Shroud	7.6	139
11	Stone, Cold Dead	7.7	131
12	Death Is a Double-Cross	7.9	155
13	The Nowhere Man	7.1	131
14	Flight Plan	7.4	130
15	Devil's Playground	7.4	138
16	Treasure of San Ignacio	7.1	123
17	Blood on the Vine	7.8	123
18	To Kill a Guinea Pig	7.4	136
19	The Island Caper	7.7	134
20	A Deadly Quiet Town	7.2	136
21	A Flight of Hawks	7.5	138
22	The Torch	7.8	128
23	Cain's Mark	8.0	131
24	Murder by Moonlight	7.4	125

Season 2 (1972)

7.55 avg 24 episodes 7.4 → 7.8 60 min avg

Rebound

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	8.2	130
9	Child of Fear	7.7	131
10	The Shadow Man	7.4	118
11	Hear No Evil	8.0	117
12	The Endangered Species	7.8	126
13	Nobody Beats the House	7.5	124
14	Hard Rock Roller Coaster	7.4	124
15	The Dead Samaritan	7.7	130
16	Death of a Stone Seahorse	7.5	125
17	Moving Target	7.3	111
18	Murder for Murder	7.5	102
19	To Ride a Tiger	7.4	105
20	Prisoners	7.5	121
21	The Seventh Grave	7.8	135
22	Catch Me If You Can	7.7	122
23	Press Pass to the Slammer	7.2	107
24	Deadly Heritage	7.8	119

Season 3 (1973)

7.82 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	161
2	Memo from a Dead Man	7.9	139
3	Hounds of Hell	7.6	123
4	Target in the Mirror	8.2	128
5	Murder by Proxy	7.7	117
6	Night Flight to Murder	7.8	119
7	Come Watch Me Die	8.0	115
8	Perfect Alibi	8.1	117
9	Dead Lady's Tears	7.9	118
10	The Limping Man	7.8	108
11	Trial by Terror	8.2	122
12	Murder by the Numbers	7.7	126
13	Valley of the Damned	7.7	113
14	A Well Remembered Terror	7.8	124
15	Arena of Fear	7.4	103
16	Photo Finish	7.9	120
17	Duel in the Desert	7.9	119
18	Where's Jennifer?	7.2	109
19	Blood Money	7.8	101
20	Death of a Hunter	7.3	117
21	The Cure That Kills	8.0	97
22	Bobby Loved Me	8.0	113
23	Triangle of Terror	7.8	98
24	The Stalker	7.7	121

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	117
2	The Hit Man	8.0	101
3	Voice from the Grave	8.1	103
4	Lady in Red	8.2	123
5	The Deadly Trail	8.1	118
6	The Exchange	7.8	106
7	The Avenger	8.1	110
8	A Killing in the Family	8.2	108
9	Flashpoint	8.1	111
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	110
15	Coffin Corner	7.7	113
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	92
18	Revenge	7.6	86
19	Cry Wolf	7.7	83
20	The Quasar Kill	6.0	100
21	Snapshot	7.9	90
22	Point After Death	8.2	96
23	Blood Lines	7.4	88
24	Madman	7.7	79