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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!

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...
Genres:DramaAction & Adventure
Network:CBS

Best Episodes Summary

"Perfect Fit for a Frame" is the best rated episode of "Cannon". It scored 8.6/10 based on 108 votes. Directed by William Wiard and written by Robert Hamner, it aired on 1/22/1975. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Nightmare".

  • Perfect Fit for a Frame
    8.6/10108 votes
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    #1 - Perfect Fit for a Frame

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1975

    Cannon gets set up for a murder charge.

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: Robert Hamner

  • Nightmare
    8.6/1099 votes
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    #2 - Nightmare

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1975

    History of a Dedalus.

    Director: Paul Stanley

    Writer: Robert Lenski

  • Hounds of Hell
    8.5/10119 votes
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    #3 - Hounds of Hell

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/1973

    Former soliders in Vietnam come fearfully to Cannon.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: Jack Turley

  • Wedding March
    8.4/10104 votes
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    #4 - Wedding March

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/19/1975

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

    Director: Leo Penn

    Writer: N/A

  • The Star (1)
    8.4/10108 votes
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    #5 - The Star (1)

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/10/1975

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

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: N/A

  • A Killing in the Family
    8.3/1096 votes
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    #6 - A Killing in the Family

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1974

    Cannon deals with an insurance company in a suspicious auto accident.

    Director: George McCowan

    Writer: N/A

  • Daddy's Little Girl
    8.3/1097 votes
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    #7 - Daddy's Little Girl

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1974

    A football player doesn't know his father-in-law is a mob boss.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Deadly Conspiracy (I)
    8.3/10102 votes
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    #8 - The Deadly Conspiracy (I)

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1975

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wrong Medicine
    8.3/1086 votes
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    #9 - The Wrong Medicine

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1975

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

    Director: Paul Stanley

    Writer: Norman Lessing

  • Snap Shot
    8.3/1086 votes
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    #10 - Snap Shot

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 2/11/1976

    Deporting an old gangster proves fraught with peril.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Rip-Off
    8.2/10116 votes
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    #11 - The Rip-Off

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1972

    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.

    Director: George McCowan

    Writer: Douglas Day Stewart

  • Flashpoint
    8.2/1094 votes
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    #12 - Flashpoint

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1974

    A psychiatric patient falls in with bad company and is accused of rape and murder.

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: N/A

  • The Victim
    8.2/1085 votes
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    #13 - The Victim

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1975

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

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: Jimmy Sangster

  • He Who Digs a Grave (1)
    8.1/10133 votes
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    #14 - He Who Digs a Grave (1)

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1973

    A writer is down for the murder of his wife and her lover, but she's left a contradictory note. ""Who builds stronger than a mason, a shipwright, or a carpenter?""

    Director: Richard Donner

    Writer: N/A

  • Voice From the Grave
    8.1/1090 votes
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    #15 - Voice From the Grave

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1974

    Cannon reopens the case of an old shooting.

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: Robert Hamner

  • The Conspirators
    8.1/1093 votes
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    #16 - The Conspirators

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1975

    A girl's suspicious death brings Cannon to Texas.

    Director: George McCowan

    Writer: N/A

  • Search and Destroy
    8.1/1086 votes
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    #17 - Search and Destroy

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 4/2/1975

    Cannon searches for a missing girl who's on the lam after witnessing a murder.

    Director: Edward M. Abroms

    Writer: N/A

  • Man in the Middle
    8.1/1076 votes
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    #18 - Man in the Middle

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/29/1975

    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: N/A

  • The Games Children Play
    8.1/1080 votes
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    #19 - The Games Children Play

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 12/17/1975

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

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: N/A

  • Cain's Mark
    8.0/10112 votes
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    #20 - Cain's Mark

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/7/1972

    Murder will out; an under-the-counter arms merchant is unmasked.

    Director: Don Taylor

    Writer: George Bellak

  • Hear No Evil
    8.0/10108 votes
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    #21 - Hear No Evil

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1972

    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.

    Director: Charles S. Dubin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Endangered Species
    8.0/10113 votes
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    #22 - The Endangered Species

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1972

    A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.

    Director: Robert Douglas

    Writer: N/A

  • Night Flight to Murder
    8.0/10102 votes
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    #23 - Night Flight to Murder

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/17/1973

    On behalf of an insurance company, Cannon investigates an airplane full of securities.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Carey Wilber

  • Come Watch Me Die
    8.0/10104 votes
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    #24 - Come Watch Me Die

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/24/1973

    Cannon's engaged to protect a gang boss from the innocent man he sent up the river.

    Director: George McCowan

    Writer: N/A

  • The Limping Man
    8.0/10107 votes
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    #25 - The Limping Man

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/14/1973

    A cop feels guilty over a man he injured.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A