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The Best Episodes of Cannon Season 2

Every episode of Cannon Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cannon Season 2!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Cannon Season 2 Episode 1 - Bad Cats and Sudden Death
    7.7/10(122 votes)

    #1 - Bad Cats and Sudden Death

    S2:E1

    That's about as unlucky as you can get. An assistant DA investigating a car theft ring is framed for his wife's murder.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  2. Cannon Season 2 Episode 2 - Sky Above, Death Below
    7.3/10(141 votes)

    #2 - Sky Above, Death Below

    S2:E2

    Keeping your double chin up. A draft dodger winesses a murder on his way to the Yukon.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Cannon Season 2 Episode 3 - Bitter Legion
    7.2/10(119 votes)

    #3 - Bitter Legion

    S2:E3

    Cannon goes undercover to find a missing man in a gang. ""Why did the barmaid champagne?""

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:George Bellak

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  4. Cannon Season 2 Episode 4 - That Was No Lady
    7.7/10(129 votes)

    #4 - That Was No Lady

    S2:E4

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

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Cannon Season 2 Episode 5 - Stakeout
    7.8/10(120 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Cannon Season 2 Episode 6 - The Predators
    7.6/10(115 votes)

    #6 - The Predators

    S2:E6

    Alien-smuggling.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Arthur Heinemann

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  7. Cannon Season 2 Episode 7 - A Long Way Down
    7.2/10(127 votes)

    #7 - A Long Way Down

    S2:E7

    A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Cannon Season 2 Episode 8 - The Rip-Off
    8.2/10(124 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.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Douglas Day Stewart

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  9. Cannon Season 2 Episode 9 - Child of Fear
    7.7/10(127 votes)

    #9 - Child of Fear

    S2:E9

    A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.

    Director:David Lowell Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Cannon Season 2 Episode 10 - The Shadow Man
    7.4/10(114 votes)

    #10 - The Shadow Man

    S2:E10

    A corpse missing with valuable bonds.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  11. Cannon Season 2 Episode 11 - Hear No Evil
    8.0/10(112 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Cannon Season 2 Episode 12 - The Endangered Species
    8.1/10(122 votes)

    #12 - The Endangered Species

    S2:E12

    A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Cannon Season 2 Episode 13 - Nobody Beats the House
    7.7/10(122 votes)

    #13 - Nobody Beats the House

    S2:E13

    Toby Hauser is a compulsive gambler who is $200,000 in debt to Ben Logan (who runs local illegal gaming operations). The bill is due and Hauser has about $5000; they threaten to come after Hauser's wife Cathy if payment isn't made. Cathy, sensing one of them will be hurt, calls in Cannon to help.

    Director:Herbert Hirschman
    Writer:Meyer Dolinsky

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  14. Cannon Season 2 Episode 14 - Hard Rock Roller Coaster
    7.6/10(120 votes)

    #14 - Hard Rock Roller Coaster

    S2:E14

    A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Meyer Dolinsky

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  15. Cannon Season 2 Episode 15 - The Dead Samaritan
    7.7/10(125 votes)

    #15 - The Dead Samaritan

    S2:E15

    A fellow who intervenes in a fight gets made the fall guy.

    Director:Jerry Jameson
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Cannon Season 2 Episode 16 - Death of a Stone Seahorse
    7.8/10(118 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Cannon Season 2 Episode 17 - Moving Target
    7.3/10(109 votes)

    #17 - Moving Target

    S2:E17

    The co-author of an industrialist's unauthorized biography is murdered.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Worley Thorne

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  18. Cannon Season 2 Episode 18 - Murder for Murder
    7.5/10(99 votes)

    #18 - Murder for Murder

    S2:E18

    A case of revenge for a daughter's death at a swinging affair.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Arthur Heinemann

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  19. Cannon Season 2 Episode 19 - To Ride a Tiger
    7.5/10(102 votes)

    #19 - To Ride a Tiger

    S2:E19

    A kidnapping case involving the funds of a halfway house and a diabetic lawyer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Cannon Season 2 Episode 20 - The Prisoners
    7.5/10(116 votes)

    #20 - The Prisoners

    S2:E20

    A young man is persuaded to extort $50,000 from his father, who turns out to be bankrupt.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  21. Cannon Season 2 Episode 21 - The Seventh Grave
    7.9/10(131 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Cannon Season 2 Episode 22 - Catch Me If You Can
    7.7/10(117 votes)

    #22 - Catch Me If You Can

    S2:E22

    A serial killer dogs Cannon to put him out of his misery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Douglas Day Stewart

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  23. Cannon Season 2 Episode 23 - Press Pass to the Slammer
    7.3/10(103 votes)

    #23 - Press Pass to the Slammer

    S2:E23

    A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Meyer Dolinsky

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  24. Cannon Season 2 Episode 24 - Deadly Heritage
    7.8/10(115 votes)

    #24 - Deadly Heritage

    S2:E24

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

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Bad Cats and Sudden Death" is the best rated episode of "Cannon" season 2. It scored 7.7/10 based on 122 votes. Directed by Philip Leacock and written by Robert Lewin, it aired on 9/13/1972. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Sky Above, Death Below".