Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: September 14, 1971
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 123
Networks: CBS
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure

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Cannon(1971)

L.A.'s biggest crime fighter!

TMDB Rating: 6.5 (35 votes)

Overview

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.

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Season 1

24 episodes • 1971Avg: 8.5Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Salinas Jackpot	Sep 14, 1971	0.0
2	Death Chain	Sep 21, 1971	8.5
3	Call Unicorn	Sep 28, 1971	0.0
4	Country Blues	Oct 5, 1971	0.0
5	Scream of Silence	Oct 12, 1971	0.0
6	Fool's Gold	Oct 19, 1971	0.0
7	The Girl in the Electric Coffin	Oct 26, 1971	0.0
8	Dead Pigeon	Nov 9, 1971	0.0
9	A Lonely Place to Die	Nov 16, 1971	0.0
10	No Pockets in a Shroud	Nov 23, 1971	0.0
11	Stone Cold Dead	Nov 30, 1971	0.0
12	Death Is a Double Cross	Dec 7, 1971	0.0
13	The Nowhere Man	Dec 14, 1971	0.0
14	Flight Plan	Dec 28, 1971	0.0
15	Devil's Playground	Jan 4, 1972	0.0
16	Treasure of San Ignacio	Jan 11, 1972	0.0
17	Blood On the Vine	Jan 18, 1972	0.0
18	To Kill a Guinea Pig	Feb 1, 1972	0.0
19	The Island Caper	Feb 8, 1972	0.0
20	A Deadly Quiet Town	Feb 15, 1972	0.0
21	A Flight of Hawks	Feb 22, 1972	0.0
22	The Torch	Feb 29, 1972	0.0
23	Cain's Mark	Mar 7, 1972	0.0
24	Murder By Moonlight	Mar 14, 1972	0.0

Season 2

24 episodes • 1972

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Bad Cats and Sudden Death	Sep 13, 1972
2	Sky Above, Death Below	Sep 20, 1972
3	Bitter Legion	Sep 27, 1972
4	That Was No Lady	Oct 4, 1972
5	Stakeout	Oct 11, 1972
6	The Predators	Oct 18, 1972
7	A Long Way Down	Oct 25, 1972
8	The Rip-Off	Nov 1, 1972
9	Child of Fear	Nov 15, 1972
10	The Shadow Man	Nov 22, 1972
11	Hear No Evil	Nov 29, 1972
12	The Endangered Species	Dec 13, 1972
13	Nobody Beats the House	Dec 20, 1972
14	Hard Rock Roller Coaster	Jan 3, 1973
15	The Dead Samaritan	Jan 10, 1973
16	Death of a Stone Seahorse	Jan 17, 1973
17	Moving Target	Jan 31, 1973
18	Murder for Murder	Feb 7, 1973
19	To Ride a Tiger	Feb 14, 1973
20	The Prisoners	Feb 21, 1973
21	The Seventh Grave	Feb 28, 1973
22	Catch Me If You Can	Mar 7, 1973
23	Press Pass to the Slammer	Mar 14, 1973
24	Deadly Heritage	Mar 21, 1973

Season 3

26 episodes • 1973

#	Episode	Air Date
1	He Who Digs a Grave (1)	Sep 12, 1973
2	He Who Digs a Grave (2)	Sep 12, 1973
3	Memo From a Dead Man	Sep 19, 1973
4	Hounds of Hell	Sep 26, 1973
5	Target in the Mirror	Oct 3, 1973
6	Murder by Proxy	Oct 10, 1973
7	Night Flight to Murder	Oct 17, 1973
8	Come Watch Me Die	Oct 24, 1973
9	The Perfect Alibi	Oct 31, 1973
10	Dead Lady's Tears	Nov 7, 1973
11	The Limping Man	Nov 14, 1973
12	Trial by Terror	Nov 21, 1973
13	Murder by the Numbers	Nov 28, 1973
14	Valley of the Damned	Dec 5, 1973
15	A Well Remembered Terror	Dec 12, 1973
16	Arena of Fear	Dec 19, 1973
17	Photo Finish	Jan 2, 1974
18	Duel in the Desert	Jan 16, 1974
19	Where's Jennifer?	Jan 23, 1974
20	Blood Money	Feb 6, 1974
21	Death of a Hunter	Feb 13, 1974
22	The Cure That Kills	Feb 20, 1974
23	Bobby Loved Me	Feb 27, 1974
24	Triangle of Terror	Mar 13, 1974
25	The Stalker	Mar 20, 1974
26	Endangered Species	TBA

Season 4

24 episodes • 1974

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Kelly's Song	Sep 11, 1974
2	The Hit Man	Sep 18, 1974
3	Voice From the Grave	Sep 25, 1974
4	Lady in Red	Oct 2, 1974
5	The Deadly Trail	Oct 16, 1974
6	The Exchange	Oct 23, 1974
7	The Avenger	Oct 30, 1974
8	A Killing in the Family	Nov 6, 1974
9	Flashpoint	Nov 13, 1974
10	The Man Who Couldn't Forget	Nov 20, 1974
11	The Sounds of Silence	Dec 4, 1974
12	The Prisoner	Dec 11, 1974
13	Daddy's Little Girl	Dec 18, 1974
14	The Conspirators	Jan 1, 1975
15	Coffin Corner	Jan 15, 1975
16	Perfect Fit for a Frame	Jan 22, 1975
17	Killer On the Hill	Jan 29, 1975
18	Missing at FL307	Feb 5, 1975
19	The Set Up	Feb 12, 1975
20	The Investigator	Feb 26, 1975
21	Lady On the Run	Mar 5, 1975
22	Vengeance	Mar 12, 1975
23	Tomorrow Ends at Noon	Mar 19, 1975
24	Search and Destroy	Apr 2, 1975

Season 5

25 episodes • 1975

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Nightmare	Sep 10, 1975
2	The Deadly Conspiracy (I)	Sep 17, 1975
3	The Wrong Medicine	Sep 24, 1975
4	The Iceman	Oct 1, 1975
5	The Victim	Oct 8, 1975
6	The Man Who Died Twice	Oct 15, 1975
7	A Touch of Venom	Oct 22, 1975
8	Man in the Middle	Oct 29, 1975
9	Fall Guy	Nov 5, 1975
10	The Melted Man	Nov 12, 1975
11	The Wedding March	Nov 19, 1975
12	The Hero	Nov 26, 1975
13	To Still the Voice	Dec 3, 1975
14	The Star (1)	Dec 10, 1975
15	The Star (2)	Dec 10, 1975
16	The Games Children Play	Dec 17, 1975
17	The Reformer	Jan 7, 1976
18	House of Cards	Jan 14, 1976
19	Revenge	Jan 21, 1976
20	Cry Wolf	Jan 28, 1976
21	Quasar Kill	Feb 4, 1976
22	Snap Shot	Feb 11, 1976
23	Point After Death	Feb 18, 1976
24	Blood Lines	Feb 25, 1976
25	Mad Man	Mar 3, 1976

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