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The Best Episodes of Mannix Season 5

Every episode of Mannix Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mannix Season 5!

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
Episodes
24
Avg. Rating
7.8
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Dark So Early, Dark So Long" is the best rated episode of "Mannix" season 5. It scored 7.3/10 based on 128 votes. Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and written by N/A, it aired on 9/15/1971. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Cold Trail".

  • Dark So Early, Dark So Long
    7.3/10(128)

    #1 - Dark So Early, Dark So Long

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 9/15/1971

    A blackmail victim is headed for prison.

    Director: John Llewellyn Moxey

    Writer: N/A

  • Cold Trail
    7.8/10(138)

    #2 - Cold Trail

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 9/22/1971

    A big kidnapping plot and an insignificant victim.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: N/A

  • A Step in Time
    7.7/10(127)

    #3 - A Step in Time

    Season 5 Episode 3

    Aired 9/29/1971

    Mannix is the eyewitness of a murder; reportedly, it occurred a year before.

    Director: Sutton Roley

    Writer: N/A

  • Wine From These Grapes
    7.9/10(119)

    #4 - Wine From These Grapes

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 10/6/1971

    A labor dispute in his home town ends in murder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Woman in the Shadows
    7.6/10(113)

    #5 - Woman in the Shadows

    Season 5 Episode 5

    Aired 10/13/1971

    Soviet agents want Marx's manuscript of Das Kapital, and a young woman has just inherited part of it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Karl Tunberg

  • Days Beyond Recall
    7.3/10(102)

    #6 - Days Beyond Recall

    Season 5 Episode 6

    Aired 10/20/1971

    A skid row bum is concealing his identity.

    Director: Jud Taylor

    Writer: Robert Pirosh

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  • Run Till Dark
    8.0/10(104)

    #7 - Run Till Dark

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 10/27/1971

    A contract is taken out on a Little League manager.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Daniel B. Ullman

  • The Glass Trap
    8.0/10(103)

    #8 - The Glass Trap

    Season 5 Episode 8

    Aired 11/3/1971

    Strange circumstances surround an arrest by Mannix.

    Director: Reza Badiyi

    Writer: Edward J. Lakso

  • A Choice of Evils
    8.4/10(106)

    #9 - 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

  • A Button for General D
    7.8/10(121)

    #10 - A Button for General D

    Season 5 Episode 10

    Aired 11/17/1971

    The Case of the Singing Harp: a singer is kidnapped to reveal hidden loot.

    Director: Reza Badiyi

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man Outside
    7.9/10(111)

    #11 - The Man Outside

    Season 5 Episode 11

    Aired 11/24/1971

    Blackmail has its twists and turns.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Murder Times Three
    7.5/10(108)

    #12 - Murder Times Three

    Season 5 Episode 12

    Aired 12/1/1971

    Hired and fired, Mannix pursues a missing person.

    Director: Leonard Horn

    Writer: N/A

  • Catspaw
    8.2/10(103)

    #13 - Catspaw

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 12/8/1971

    Blackmail turns to murder and beyond.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • To Save a Dead Man
    8.1/10(100)

    #14 - To Save a Dead Man

    Season 5 Episode 14

    Aired 12/15/1971

    Evidence rules out one confession, indicates another.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nightshade
    7.6/10(100)

    #15 - Nightshade

    Season 5 Episode 15

    Aired 12/29/1971

    Disappearing enemies and friends force Mannix into a blackmail investigation.

    Director: Reza Badiyi

    Writer: Martin Roth

  • Babe in the Woods
    7.8/10(119)

    #16 - Babe in the Woods

    Season 5 Episode 16

    Aired 1/5/1972

    Murder on the golf course leads to open season on Mannix, who's looking for valuable microcircuit plans hidden by the victim.

    Director: Leonard Horn

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sound of Murder
    7.7/10(99)

    #17 - The Sound of Murder

    Season 5 Episode 17

    Aired 1/12/1972

    A dubious client is caught in his own machinations.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: Leigh Vance

  • Moving Target
    7.8/10(108)

    #18 - Moving Target

    Season 5 Episode 18

    Aired 1/19/1972

    The fictitious name on a partnership contract apparently comes to life.

    Director: Richard Benedict

    Writer: Karl Tunberg

  • Cry Pigeon
    7.8/10(100)

    #19 - Cry Pigeon

    Season 5 Episode 19

    Aired 1/26/1972

    Mannix in the middle of a gang war.

    Director: Reza Badiyi

    Writer: N/A

  • A Walk in the Shadows
    8.4/10(116)

    #20 - 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

  • Lifeline
    7.7/10(108)

    #21 - Lifeline

    Season 5 Episode 21

    Aired 2/16/1972

    A singer piles into mounting trouble with the law.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: Daniel B. Ullman

  • To Draw the Lightning
    7.6/10(100)

    #22 - To Draw the Lightning

    Season 5 Episode 22

    Aired 2/23/1972

    Was a police shooting premeditated? Mannix is on (and off) the case.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Ed Adamson

  • Scapegoat
    7.1/10(104)

    #23 - Scapegoat

    Season 5 Episode 23

    Aired 3/1/1972

    Mannix transports jewels from London, or is that his double?

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • Death in the Fifth Gear
    7.7/10(122)

    #24 - Death in the Fifth Gear

    Season 5 Episode 24

    Aired 3/8/1972

    A racing accident lays Mannix up. While recuperating, he hears threats against him, but are they real?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A