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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 8 - The Rip-Off
    8.2/10(132 votes)

    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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  2. Cannon Season 2 Episode 11 - Hear No Evil
    8.0/10(119 votes)

    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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  3. Cannon Season 2 Episode 4 - That Was No Lady
    7.8/10(135 votes)

    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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  4. Cannon Season 2 Episode 12 - The Endangered Species
    7.8/10(127 votes)

    S2:E12

    A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Cannon Season 2 Episode 21 - The Seventh Grave
    7.8/10(137 votes)

    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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  6. Cannon Season 2 Episode 24 - Deadly Heritage
    7.8/10(121 votes)

    S2:E24

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

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  7. Cannon Season 2 Episode 9 - Child of Fear
    7.7/10(133 votes)

    S2:E9

    A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.

    Director:David Lowell Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Cannon Season 2 Episode 15 - The Dead Samaritan
    7.7/10(132 votes)

    S2:E15

    A bystander is charged after he sees a woman being assaulted by a businessman, he intervenes, and the businessman dies of a heart attack. But was it a set-up?

    Director:Jerry Jameson
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Cannon Season 2 Episode 22 - Catch Me If You Can
    7.7/10(124 votes)

    S2:E22

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Douglas Day Stewart

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  10. Cannon Season 2 Episode 5 - Stakeout
    7.6/10(127 votes)

    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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  11. Cannon Season 2 Episode 6 - The Predators
    7.6/10(121 votes)

    S2:E6

    Alien-smuggling.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Arthur Heinemann

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  12. Cannon Season 2 Episode 16 - Death of a Stone Seahorse
    7.6/10(127 votes)

    S2:E16

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

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Cannon Season 2 Episode 20 - The Prisoners
    7.6/10(123 votes)

    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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  14. Cannon Season 2 Episode 13 - Nobody Beats the House
    7.5/10(127 votes)

    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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  15. Cannon Season 2 Episode 18 - Murder for Murder
    7.5/10(104 votes)

    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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  16. Cannon Season 2 Episode 1 - Bad Cats and Sudden Death
    7.4/10(129 votes)

    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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  17. Cannon Season 2 Episode 10 - The Shadow Man
    7.4/10(120 votes)

    S2:E10

    A corpse missing with valuable bonds.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  18. Cannon Season 2 Episode 14 - Hard Rock Roller Coaster
    7.4/10(126 votes)

    S2:E14

    A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Meyer Dolinsky

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  19. Cannon Season 2 Episode 19 - To Ride a Tiger
    7.4/10(107 votes)

    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 2 - Sky Above, Death Below
    7.3/10(149 votes)

    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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  21. Cannon Season 2 Episode 17 - Moving Target
    7.3/10(113 votes)

    S2:E17

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

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Worley Thorne

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  22. Cannon Season 2 Episode 23 - Press Pass to the Slammer
    7.3/10(109 votes)

    S2:E23

    A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Meyer Dolinsky

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  23. Cannon Season 2 Episode 7 - A Long Way Down
    7.2/10(133 votes)

    S2:E7

    A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Cannon Season 2 Episode 3 - Bitter Legion
    7.0/10(127 votes)

    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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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Rip-Off" is the best rated episode of "Cannon" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 132 votes. Directed by George McCowan and written by Douglas Day Stewart, it aired on 11/1/1972. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Hear No Evil".