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The Worst Episodes of Cannon

Every episode of Cannon ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Cannon!

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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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Stalker" is the worst rated episode of "Cannon". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Lawrence Dobkin and written by N/A, it aired on 3/20/1974. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Mad Man".

  • The Stalker
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    #1 - The Stalker

    Season 3 Episode 25

    Aired 3/20/1974

    One of Cannon's old busts is a mass murderer, who comes after him on a fishing trip.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Mad Man
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    #2 - 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

  • Cry Wolf
    6.2/10(86)
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    #3 - Cry Wolf

    Season 5 Episode 20

    Aired 1/28/1976

    A bad speculation leads to an apparent abduction.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Nowhere Man
    7.0/10(123)
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    #4 - The Nowhere Man

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 12/14/1971

    Should the weapons manufacturer be judged by its bookeeper?

    Director: George McCowan

    Writer: Michael Gleason

  • A Deadly Quiet Town
    7.1/10(125)
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    #5 - A Deadly Quiet Town

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 2/15/1972

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

    Director: Seymour Robbie

    Writer: N/A

  • A Long Way Down
    7.1/10(122)
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    #6 - A Long Way Down

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 10/25/1972

    A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.

    Director: George McCowan

    Writer: N/A

  • Salinas Jackpot
    7.2/10(166)
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    #7 - Salinas Jackpot

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/14/1971

    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.

    Director: George McCowan

    Writer: Ken Trevey

  • A Lonely Place to Die
    7.2/10(132)
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    #8 - A Lonely Place to Die

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/16/1971

    A murder is witnessed, but the body disappears.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jack Turley

  • Duel in the Desert
    7.2/10(97)
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    #9 - Duel in the Desert

    Season 3 Episode 18

    Aired 1/16/1974

    Cannon suffers amnesia after a ransom drop goes afoul.

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: Robert C. Dennis

  • Devil's Playground
    7.3/10(126)
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    #10 - Devil's Playground

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 1/4/1972

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

    Director: Marvin J. Chomsky

    Writer: N/A

  • A Flight of Hawks
    7.3/10(126)
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    #11 - A Flight of Hawks

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 2/22/1972

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

    Director: Charles S. Dubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Sky Above, Death Below
    7.3/10(135)
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    #12 - Sky Above, Death Below

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/20/1972

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

    Director: George McCowan

    Writer: N/A

  • Bitter Legion
    7.3/10(113)
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    #13 - Bitter Legion

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 9/27/1972

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

    Director: Michael O'Herlihy

    Writer: George Bellak

  • Moving Target
    7.3/10(104)
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    #14 - Moving Target

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 1/31/1973

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

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: Worley Thorne

  • Press Pass to the Slammer
    7.3/10(95)
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    #15 - Press Pass to the Slammer

    Season 2 Episode 23

    Aired 3/14/1973

    A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.

    Director: Leo Penn

    Writer: Meyer Dolinsky

  • Blood Money
    7.3/10(104)
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    #16 - Blood Money

    Season 3 Episode 20

    Aired 2/6/1974

    A doctor is accused of helping a prisoner escape.

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: N/A

  • Vengeance
    7.3/10(79)
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    #17 - Vengeance

    Season 4 Episode 22

    Aired 3/12/1975

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

    Director: Alf Kjellin

    Writer: N/A

  • Tomorrow Ends at Noon
    7.3/10(78)
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    #18 - Tomorrow Ends at Noon

    Season 4 Episode 23

    Aired 3/19/1975

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

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: Robert C. Dennis

  • Point After Death
    7.3/10(82)
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    #19 - 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

  • Death Chain
    7.4/10(143)
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    #20 - Death Chain

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/21/1971

    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.

    Director: Jerry Jameson

    Writer: Paul Playdon, David Moessinger

  • Call Unicorn
    7.4/10(152)
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    #21 - Call Unicorn

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 9/28/1971

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

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: Paul Playdon, David Moessinger

  • The Girl in the Electric Coffin
    7.4/10(132)
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    #22 - The Girl in the Electric Coffin

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 10/26/1971

    The latest thing is a runaway on the lam.

    Director: Jerry Jameson

    Writer: N/A

  • Flight Plan
    7.4/10(120)
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    #23 - Flight Plan

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 12/28/1971

    Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.

    Director: Richard Donner

    Writer: Robert C. Dennis

  • Treasure of San Ignacio
    7.4/10(114)
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    #24 - Treasure of San Ignacio

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 1/11/1972

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

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: Paul Playdon, Bill S. Ballinger

  • To Kill a Guinea Pig
    7.4/10(123)
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    #25 - To Kill a Guinea Pig

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 2/1/1972

    Prison doctor and experimental pressures.

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: N/A