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The Best Episodes of Cannon

Every episode of Cannon ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Cannon!

The Best Episodes of Cannon

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...

Seasons5

  1. Background image for Nightmare
    8.7/10(108 votes)

    #1 - Nightmare

    S5:E1

    History of a Daedalus.

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  2. Background image for Death Chain
    8.5/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Death Chain

    S1:E2

    If it isn't one thing, it's another: a bank manager's mistress is killed, and Cannon finds that's not the end of it.

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  3. Background image for The Wrong Medicine
    8.4/10(89 votes)

    #3 - The Wrong Medicine

    S5:E3

    Not what the doctor ordered. He's accused of administering in error, and claims his innocence.

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  4. Background image for The Wedding March
    8.4/10(113 votes)

    #4 - The Wedding March

    S5:E11

    Down the primrose path, a judge is compromised by his wife.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for The Star (1)
    8.4/10(118 votes)

    #5 - The Star (1)

    S5:E14

    A film star's son is missing, or is he?

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for The Deadly Conspiracy (I)
    8.3/10(107 votes)

    #6 - The Deadly Conspiracy (I)

    S5:E2

    Cannon and Barnaby Jones investigate the death of a young woman who was about to expose the illegal activities of the large corporation she was working for. The crossover continues on Barnaby Jones S04E01 The Deadly Conspiracy (II).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Snap Shot
    8.3/10(90 votes)

    #7 - Snap Shot

    S5:E22

    Deporting an old gangster proves fraught with peril.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for The Rip-Off
    8.2/10(121 votes)

    #8 - The Rip-Off

    S2:E8

    There's only one way to deal with that: serve equal portions. Freight shipments are stolen by computer, and Cannon's in the middle of a custody fight.

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  10. Background image for The Victim
    8.2/10(93 votes)

    #9 - The Victim

    S5:E5

    He who pays the bills. Cannon looks into the curious disappearance of a pop singer.

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  11. Background image for The Endangered Species
    8.1/10(120 votes)

    #10 - The Endangered Species

    S2:E12

    A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.

    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for The Games Children Play
    8.1/10(85 votes)

    #11 - The Games Children Play

    S5:E16

    Who will believe a child who has seen an Arabian heir made off with?

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Hear No Evil
    8.0/10(111 votes)

    #12 - Hear No Evil

    S2:E11

    Dale and Laura Corey are a happily married couple who own an electronics store; he does a lot of electronic eavesdropping for clients, she was a cop on the force with Cannon a few years back, and hires him because Dale is being threatened after bugging some hotel rooms for the owner.

    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Man in the Middle
    8.0/10(81 votes)

    #13 - Man in the Middle

    S5:E8

    Cannon to the right... Cannon to the left... an old buddy's last request: go to Mexico and bring back his son's body.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Quasar Kill
    8.0/10(85 votes)

    #14 - Quasar Kill

    S5:E21

    A suspicious death in a space lab.

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  16. Background image for The Iceman
    7.9/10(83 votes)

    #15 - The Iceman

    S5:E4

    He who cools your vegetables. A man falsely convicted of murder comes under the reluctant eye of Cannon, with more murders and new evidence at his heels.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Stakeout
    7.8/10(118 votes)

    #16 - Stakeout

    S2:E5

    Served with a good Victor Hugo sauce, preferably. A girl wounded in a holdup mysteriously refuses to identify the crook.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Death of a Stone Seahorse
    7.8/10(117 votes)

    #17 - Death of a Stone Seahorse

    S2:E16

    A drug dealer's infirm sister takes the rap for a murder.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for The Seventh Grave
    7.8/10(129 votes)

    #18 - The Seventh Grave

    S2:E21

    One step forward, two steps back as Cannon hunts a mass murderer. Helping to cloud the facts: a police lab technician who's altering the evidence as quickly as it is found.

    Director:John Badham
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Deadly Heritage
    7.8/10(112 votes)

    #19 - Deadly Heritage

    S2:E24

    A terrorized woman asks Cannon to find her husband's illegitimate son.

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  21. Background image for The Reformer
    7.8/10(89 votes)

    #20 - The Reformer

    S5:E17

    A publisher is accused of murder, for various reasons.

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  22. Background image for House of Cards
    7.8/10(80 votes)

    #21 - House of Cards

    S5:E18

    An embezzler has disappeared, but there's more than meets the eye.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Revenge
    7.8/10(78 votes)

    #22 - Revenge

    S5:E19

    Cannon is menaced by memories of his service in Korea.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Blood Lines
    7.8/10(72 votes)

    #23 - Blood Lines

    S5:E24

    A well-to-do young man's death in Acapulco is ruled an accident, but his family hires Cannon to investigate.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for That Was No Lady
    7.7/10(129 votes)

    #24 - That Was No Lady

    S2:E4

    That was my wife? A lady lawyer gets threatened with death for defending punks who robbed a charity.

    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Hard Rock Roller Coaster
    7.7/10(119 votes)

    #25 - Hard Rock Roller Coaster

    S2:E14

    A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Nightmare" is the best rated episode of "Cannon". It scored 8.7/10 based on 108 votes. Directed by Paul Stanley and written by Robert W. Lenski, it aired on 9/10/1975. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Death Chain".