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The Best Episodes of Cannon Season 1

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Every episode of Cannon Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cannon Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Cannon Season 1

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...

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  1. Background image for Salinas Jackpot
    7.1/10(173 votes)

    #1 - Salinas Jackpot

    S1:E1

    Dressed as rodeo clowns, two men rob a rodeo. Cannon is summoned to figure out what's going on, after authorities spend six weeks and come up with nothing.

    Writer:Ken Trevey
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  2. Background image for Death Chain
    7.4/10(149 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 Call Unicorn
    7.4/10(156 votes)

    #3 - Call Unicorn

    S1:E3

    Unexpected overhead in the trucking business as costly loads are hijacked, and private detectives murdered.

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  4. Background image for Country Blues
    7.5/10(159 votes)

    #4 - Country Blues

    S1:E4

    A wry tale with a twang and a twist: was the country singer's plane crash accidental or not?

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  5. Background image for Scream of Silence
    7.5/10(141 votes)

    #5 - Scream of Silence

    S1:E5

    The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.

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  6. Background image for Fool's Gold
    7.5/10(151 votes)

    #6 - Fool's Gold

    S1:E6

    A deceptive premise: small town citizens harbor a thief on the promise of a cut.

    Director:Don Medford
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  8. Background image for The Girl in the Electric Coffin
    7.4/10(136 votes)

    #7 - The Girl in the Electric Coffin

    S1:E7

    The latest thing is a runaway on the lam.

    Director:Jerry Jameson
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Dead Pigeon
    7.4/10(127 votes)

    #8 - Dead Pigeon

    S1:E8

    A perfect frame for a cop.

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  10. Background image for A Lonely Place to Die
    7.2/10(137 votes)

    #9 - A Lonely Place to Die

    S1:E9

    A murder is witnessed, but the body disappears.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for No Pockets in a Shroud
    7.5/10(130 votes)

    #10 - No Pockets in a Shroud

    S1:E10

    A newly-discovered heir comes home, and finds you can't get blood from a stone, and you can't take it with you.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Stone Cold Dead
    7.6/10(123 votes)

    #11 - Stone Cold Dead

    S1:E11

    A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.

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  13. Background image for Death Is a Double Cross
    7.9/10(146 votes)

    #12 - Death Is a Double Cross

    S1:E12

    A bridegroom's father-in-law suspects him.

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  14. Background image for The Nowhere Man
    7.0/10(125 votes)

    #13 - The Nowhere Man

    S1:E13

    Should the weapons manufacturer be judged by its bookeeper?

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  15. Background image for Flight Plan
    7.4/10(121 votes)

    #14 - Flight Plan

    S1:E14

    Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.

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  16. Background image for Devil's Playground
    7.3/10(130 votes)

    #15 - Devil's Playground

    S1:E15

    A policeman injured in a payroll robbery asks Cannon for help.

    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Treasure of San Ignacio
    7.4/10(116 votes)

    #16 - Treasure of San Ignacio

    S1:E16

    A bad day at the track leaves a race car driver with a taste for vengeance.

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  18. Background image for Blood On the Vine
    7.8/10(117 votes)

    #17 - Blood On the Vine

    S1:E17

    Mike Tampa, a vineyard owner in northern California, has been the victim of three murder attempts. After the third attempt, his secretary calls on Cannon, secretly, because Mike has stubbornly refused to do anything.

    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for To Kill a Guinea Pig
    7.4/10(128 votes)

    #18 - To Kill a Guinea Pig

    S1:E18

    Prison doctor and experimental pressures.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for The Island Caper
    7.6/10(127 votes)

    #19 - The Island Caper

    S1:E19

    An ex-con is blackmailed into crime.

    Director:Lewis Allen
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  21. Background image for A Deadly Quiet Town
    7.1/10(128 votes)

    #20 - A Deadly Quiet Town

    S1:E20

    Larry Bolinger, a charismatic young man, cons the youth of a quiet town into his cult.

    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for A Flight of Hawks
    7.3/10(129 votes)

    #21 - A Flight of Hawks

    S1:E21

    A pilot's apparent suicide leads to plans for a military putsch by a predatory flock.

    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for The Torch
    7.8/10(122 votes)

    #22 - The Torch

    S1:E22

    Heat and light: a textile manufacturer is suspected of arson and murder in the death of his wife and the destruction of his factory.

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  24. Background image for Cain's Mark
    7.9/10(123 votes)

    #23 - Cain's Mark

    S1:E23

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

    Director:Don Taylor
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  25. Background image for Murder By Moonlight
    7.5/10(118 votes)

    #24 - Murder By Moonlight

    S1:E24

    A young prisoner is forced to do the bidding of a gang boss.

    Writer:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Salinas Jackpot" is the best rated episode of "Cannon" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 173 votes. Directed by George McCowan and written by Ken Trevey, it aired on 9/14/1971. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Death Chain".