8.6/1098 votes#1 - Nightmare
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1975
History of a Dedalus.
Director: Paul Stanley
Writer: Robert Lenski
8.3/10102 votes#2 - 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
8.3/1085 votes#3 - 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
8.0/1073 votes#4 - The Iceman
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1975
He who cools your vegetables. A man falsely convicted of murder comes under the reluctant eye of Cannon, with more murders and new evidence at his heels.
Director: William Wiard
Writer: N/A
8.2/1084 votes#5 - 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
7.7/1075 votes#6 - The Man Who Died Twice
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1975
A case of mistaken identity. Eight years dead, a crooked cop re-emerges.
Director: William Wiard
Writer: N/A
7.7/1084 votes#7 - A Touch of Venom
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/1975
A little bit goes a long way; Cannon is poisoned with 72 hours to find the antidote.
Director: Chris Robinson
Writer: N/A
8.1/1076 votes#8 - 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
7.7/1086 votes#9 - Fall Guy
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/5/1975
Down for the count, an oil company VP turns to Cannon to prove his innocence.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin
Writer: N/A
7.6/1076 votes#10 - The Melted Man
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/12/1975
A desert heiress is terrified by the sight of a snowman with an ominous axe in its noggin.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Norman Lessing
8.4/10103 votes#11 - 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
7.6/1083 votes#12 - The Hero
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/26/1975
A figure of fame, the son of a general is thought to have killed a gang leader.
Director: William Wiard
Writer: N/A
7.8/1082 votes#13 - To Still the Voice
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/3/1975
Dead men tell no tales out of school. A leader of the black community is murdered on the verge of uncovering a wrong.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: N/A
8.4/10108 votes#14 - 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
7.4/1077 votes#15 - The Star (2)
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/10/1975
Snapshots reveal a dubious link between policy and high crime.
Director: William Wiard
Writer: N/A
8.1/1079 votes#16 - 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
7.7/1083 votes#17 - The Reformer
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/7/1976
A publisher is accused of murder, for various reasons.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin
Writer: Larry Forrester
7.7/1073 votes#18 - House of Cards
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 1/14/1976
An embezzler has disappeared, but there's more than meets the eye.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1073 votes#19 - Revenge
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 1/21/1976
Cannon is menaced by memories of his service in Korea.
Director: Paul Stanley
Writer: N/A
6.2/1085 votes#20 - Cry Wolf
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 1/28/1976
A bad speculation leads to an apparent abduction.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin
Writer: N/A
7.8/1078 votes#21 - Quasar Kill
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/4/1976
A suspicious death in a space lab.
Director: William Wiard
Writer: Karl Tunberg
8.3/1086 votes#22 - Snap Shot
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 2/11/1976
Deporting an old gangster proves fraught with peril.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1082 votes#23 - Point After Death
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 2/18/1976
A case of vengeance. The girlfriend of a pro ballplayer is murdered.
Director: Chris Robinson
Writer: N/A
7.9/1068 votes#24 - Blood Lines
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 2/25/1976
A well-to-do young man's death in Acapulco is ruled an accident, but his family hires Cannon to investigate.
Director: N/A
Writer: Robert C. Dennis
NaN/100 votes#25 - Mad Man
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 3/3/1976
An Army researcher goes berserk; his wife pleads with Cannon to intervene.
Director: William Wiard
Writer: Larry Forrester
The Best Episodes of Cannon Season 5
Every episode of Cannon Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cannon Season 5!
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Nightmare" is the best rated episode of "Cannon" season 5. It scored 8.6/10 based on 98 votes. Directed by Paul Stanley and written by Robert Lenski, it aired on 9/10/1975. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Deadly Conspiracy (I)".