8.5/10108 votesLoading...#1 - A Matter of Principle
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 1/14/1973
A traffic accident uncovers a clueless murder.
Director: Alf Kjellin
Writer: Howard Browne
8.5/1092 votesLoading...#2 - The Survivor Who Wasn't
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1974
His wife says somebody else came back from the crash.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: N/A
8.5/10114 votesLoading...#3 - A Ransom for Yesterday
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 2/9/1975
A kidnapping case suddenly emerges from the files.
Director: Bill Bixby
Writer: N/A
8.5/10128 votesLoading...#4 - The Empty Tower
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1975
A skyscraper burglary leavs Mannix and a pal in a fix.
Director: Bill Bixby
Writer: N/A
8.4/10208 votesLoading...#5 - The Silent Cry
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/1968
A lip reader ""overhears"" a murder plot.
Director: Don Taylor
Writer: N/A
8.4/10172 votesLoading...#6 - To the Swiftest, Death
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1968
Mannix enters a race in which a driver is killed.
Director: Sutton Roley
Writer: John Meredyth Lucas
8.4/10110 votesLoading...#7 - Walk With a Dead Man
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1970
A blackmailing case has highs and lows.
Director: Harvey Hart
Writer: Ed Adamson
8.4/10116 votesLoading...#8 - Duet For Three
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1970
After her husband commits suicide in Hong Kong, Ellen Gray finds she's being shadowed by a Vietnamese for reasons that neither she nor Mannix can fathom.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Writer: N/A
8.4/10116 votesLoading...#9 - Voice in the Dark
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 2/20/1971
After an automobile accident, an Olympic diver receives threats.
Director: N/A
Writer: Edward J. Lakso
8.4/10105 votesLoading...#10 - A Choice of Evils
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1971
Peggy is kidnapped to force Mannix into an investigation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1098 votesLoading...#11 - Mask For a Charade
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/1974
A murder's clues indicate a cop.
Director: Sutton Roley
Writer: N/A
8.4/10101 votesLoading...#12 - Search for a Dead Man
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 4/6/1975
An incognito hitman loses his handiwork.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10134 votesLoading...#13 - Hardball
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 4/13/1975
Ratted out and up against it, a dealer takes hostages.
Director: Bill Bixby
Writer: N/A
8.3/10131 votesLoading...#14 - Medal for a Hero
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1970
Peggy's late husband is named on a list of payoffs.
Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: N/A
8.3/10146 votesLoading...#15 - Sunburst
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1970
Mannix stumbles into a mob plot at a highway cafe.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Writer: N/A
8.3/10108 votesLoading...#16 - A Walk in the Shadows
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 2/9/1972
In defense of a client accused of murder.
Director: N/A
Writer: Edward J. Lakso
8.3/10106 votesLoading...#17 - The Dark Hours
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1974
In possession of a piece of evidence, Mannix is shot and left for dead.
Director: Paul Krasny
Writer: Bruce Geller
8.3/10106 votesLoading...#18 - A Night Full of Darkness
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/1974
A double set-up puts Lt. Malcolm behind bars.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Writer: Martin Roth
8.3/1096 votesLoading...#19 - Edge of the Web
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 2/2/1975
A triangle in academia.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10148 votesLoading...#20 - A View of Nowhere
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/1968
On a helicopter trip, Mannix thinks he sees a murder being committed.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Writer: N/A
8.2/10143 votesLoading...#21 - Death in a Minor Key
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/8/1969
Peggy's boyfriend goes on the lam.
Director: Stuart Hagmann
Writer: Ed Adamson
8.2/10118 votesLoading...#22 - Merry Go Round for Murder
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 4/5/1969
A boarding school marked for demolition sets off a mystery involving a corpse and a quarter-million.
Director: Sutton Roley
Writer: John Meredyth Lucas
8.2/10120 votesLoading...#23 - One for the Lady
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1970
Mannix is up to his private investigator's license in trouble, when a surprising source offers help.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Writer: Daniel B. Ullman
8.2/10101 votesLoading...#24 - Catspaw
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/1971
Blackmail turns to murder and beyond.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1091 votesLoading...#25 - Search in the Dark
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1973
Mannix tracks down stolen jewels also wanted by a blind hood.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Mannix
Every episode of Mannix ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mannix!
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by...
Genres:Action & AdventureCrimeMysteryDrama
Network:CBS
Best Episodes Summary
"A Matter of Principle" is the best rated episode of "Mannix". It scored 8.5/10 based on 108 votes. Directed by Alf Kjellin and written by Howard Browne, it aired on 1/14/1973. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Survivor Who Wasn't".