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The Best Episodes of Cannon Season 4

Every episode of Cannon Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cannon Season 4!

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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 4 Episode 16 - Perfect Fit for a Frame
    8.5/10(124 votes)

    S4:E16

    Cannon gets set up for a murder charge.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Robert Hamner

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  2. Cannon Season 4 Episode 13 - Daddy's Little Girl
    8.3/10(116 votes)

    S4:E13

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

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Cannon Season 4 Episode 4 - Lady in Red
    8.2/10(126 votes)

    S4:E4

    Cannon bodyguards a securities courier.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Max Hodge

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  4. Cannon Season 4 Episode 8 - A Killing in the Family
    8.2/10(114 votes)

    S4:E8

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

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Cannon Season 4 Episode 14 - The Conspirators
    8.2/10(116 votes)

    S4:E14

    A girl's suspicious death brings Cannon to Texas.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Cannon Season 4 Episode 1 - Kelly's Song
    8.1/10(119 votes)

    S4:E1

    A former hooker goes back on the hoof to catch a big wheel.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Cannon Season 4 Episode 2 - The Hit Man
    8.1/10(104 votes)

    S4:E2

    Not a vocation, more like a calling. Cannon is mistaken for a bishop's assassin.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Cannon Season 4 Episode 3 - Voice From the Grave
    8.1/10(106 votes)

    S4:E3

    Cannon reopens the case of an old shooting.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Robert Hamner

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  9. Cannon Season 4 Episode 5 - The Deadly Trail
    8.1/10(121 votes)

    S4:E5

    A general wants Cannon to find the daughter he put up for adoption years before, but there is opposition to the search.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Cannon Season 4 Episode 7 - The Avenger
    8.1/10(115 votes)

    S4:E7

    A missing person case leads to a cop's death and the pursuit of vengeance.

    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Cannon Season 4 Episode 9 - Flashpoint
    8.1/10(116 votes)

    S4:E9

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

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Cannon Season 4 Episode 18 - Missing at FL307
    8.1/10(99 votes)

    S4:E18

    A released prisoner disappears en route.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Carey Wilber

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  13. Cannon Season 4 Episode 12 - The Prisoner
    8.0/10(93 votes)

    S4:E12

    An ex-POW is in danger from a cowardly officer.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Norman Hudis

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  14. Cannon Season 4 Episode 19 - The Set Up
    8.0/10(98 votes)

    S4:E19

    A case of mistaken identity: Cannon is greeted by a stranger, and later almost killed.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Cannon Season 4 Episode 24 - Search and Destroy
    7.9/10(101 votes)

    S4:E24

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

    Director:Edward M. Abroms
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Cannon Season 4 Episode 6 - The Exchange
    7.8/10(109 votes)

    S4:E6

    A Cuban exile wants revenge for his brother's death at the hands of police.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Cannon Season 4 Episode 20 - The Investigator
    7.8/10(98 votes)

    S4:E20

    A case of police corruption and the death of a reporter.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  18. Cannon Season 4 Episode 10 - The Man Who Couldn't Forget
    7.7/10(103 votes)

    S4:E10

    A Dutch Nazi-hunter is on the trail of an SS man.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Cannon Season 4 Episode 11 - The Sounds of Silence
    7.7/10(112 votes)

    S4:E11

    Cannon reluctantly takes the case of a disappearing bridegroom, but it's more than it appears.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Cannon Season 4 Episode 15 - Coffin Corner
    7.7/10(118 votes)

    S4:E15

    A torpedo plays dead to testify, but the mob sniffs him out.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Cannon Season 4 Episode 17 - Killer On the Hill
    7.7/10(100 votes)

    S4:E17

    A contractor refuses to pay bribes, and is accused of plotting a political asassination.

    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:Carey Wilber

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  22. Cannon Season 4 Episode 21 - Lady On the Run
    7.5/10(93 votes)

    S4:E21

    The wife of an industrialist is missing, and the search is a difficult one.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Cannon Season 4 Episode 22 - Vengeance
    7.4/10(90 votes)

    S4:E22

    Cannon's help is sought by a man who went to jail without reason.

    Director:Alf Kjellin
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Cannon Season 4 Episode 23 - Tomorrow Ends at Noon
    7.4/10(97 votes)

    S4:E23

    Palestinian terroists kidnap an Italian industrialist's daughter to free a jailed comrade.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Perfect Fit for a Frame" is the best rated episode of "Cannon" season 4. It scored 8.5/10 based on 124 votes. Directed by William Wiard and written by Robert Hamner, it aired on 1/22/1975. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Daddy's Little Girl".