Series overview

Cannon consists of a 2-hour pilot, five seasons of episodes, and a 2-hour TV-movie.

Season	Episodes	Originally aired		Rank	Rating
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Rank	Rating
Pilot		March 26, 1971 (1971-03-26)		—	—
1	24	September 14, 1971 (1971-09-14)	March 14, 1972 (1972-03-14)	28^{[citation needed]}	19.8^{[citation needed]}^[a]
2	24	September 13, 1972 (1972-09-13)	March 21, 1973 (1973-03-21)	14^{[citation needed]}	22.4^{[citation needed]}
3	25	September 12, 1973 (1973-09-12)	March 20, 1974 (1974-03-20)	9^{[citation needed]}	23.1^{[citation needed]}^[b]
4	24	September 11, 1974 (1974-09-11)	April 2, 1975 (1975-04-02)	20^{[citation needed]}	21.6^{[citation needed]}^[c]
5	25	September 10, 1975 (1975-09-10)	March 3, 1976 (1976-03-03)	39^[1]	—^[d]
Television film		November 1, 1980 (1980-11-01)		—	—

Episodes

Pilot (1971)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
"Cannon"	George McCowan	Edward Hume	March 26, 1971 (1971-03-26)
Private detective Frank Cannon investigates the murder of a war-buddy to clear the man's wife (Vera Miles) of suspicion in his death and gets entangled in small-town corruption and incompetent law enforcement.

Season 1 (1971–72)

Main article: Cannon (season 1)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The Salinas Jackpot"	George McCowan	Ken Trevey	September 14, 1971 (1971-09-14)
2	2	"Death Chain"	Jerry Jameson	Paul Playdon & David Moessinger	September 21, 1971 (1971-09-21)
3	3	"Call Unicorn"	Allen Reisner	S : E. Arthur Kean; T : David Moessinger & Paul Playdon	September 28, 1971 (1971-09-28)
4	4	"Country Blues"	Allen Reisner	Ronald Austin & James D. Buchanan	October 5, 1971 (1971-10-05)
5	5	"Scream of Silence"	Jerry Jameson	Robert Collins	October 12, 1971 (1971-10-12)
6	6	"Fool's Gold"	Don Medford	S : Bill Stratton; T : Edward Hume	October 19, 1971 (1971-10-19)
7	7	"Girl in the Electric Coffin"	Jerry Jameson	Robert Malcolm Young	October 26, 1971 (1971-10-26)
8	8	"Dead Pigeon"	Don Taylor	S : George Kirgo; S/T : James D. Buchanan & Ronald Austin	November 9, 1971 (1971-11-09)
9	9	"A Lonely Place to Die"	William Hale	Jack Turley	November 16, 1971 (1971-11-16)
10	10	"No Pockets in a Shroud"	William Hale	Ken Pettus	November 23, 1971 (1971-11-23)
11	11	"Stone, Cold Dead"	Seymour Robbie	Paul Playdon & David Moessinger	November 30, 1971 (1971-11-30)
12	12	"Death Is a Double-Cross"	Richard Donner	T : Edward Hume & George Eckstein	December 7, 1971 (1971-12-07)
13	13	"The Nowhere Man"	George McCowan	Michael Gleason	December 14, 1971 (1971-12-14)
14	14	"Flight Plan"	Richard Donner	Robert C. Dennis	December 28, 1971 (1971-12-28)
15	15	"Devil's Playground"	Marvin Chomsky	Ken Trevey	January 4, 1972 (1972-01-04)
16	16	"Treasure of San Ignacio"	Allen Reisner	T : Paul Playdon; S/T : Bill S. Ballinger	January 11, 1972 (1972-01-11)
17	17	"Blood on the Vine"	George McCowan	S : Ken Pettus; T : Stephen Kandel	January 18, 1972 (1972-01-18)
18	18	"To Kill a Guinea Pig"	Allen Reisner	Hal Sitowitz	February 1, 1972 (1972-02-01)
19	19	"The Island Caper"	Lewis Allen	George Bellak	February 8, 1972 (1972-02-08)
20	20	"A Deadly Quiet Town"	Seymour Robbie	Robert W. Lenski	February 15, 1972 (1972-02-15)
21	21	"A Flight of Hawks"	Charles S. Dubin	Stephen Kandel	February 22, 1972 (1972-02-22)
22	22	"The Torch"	Michael O'Herlihy	James D. Buchanan & Ronald Austin	February 29, 1972 (1972-02-29)
23	23	"Cain's Mark"	Don Taylor	George Bellak	March 7, 1972 (1972-03-07)
24	24	"Murder by Moonlight"	Seymour Robbie	Karl Tunberg	March 14, 1972 (1972-03-14)

Season 2 (1972–73)

Main article: Cannon (season 2)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
25	1	"Bad Cats and Sudden Death"	Philip Leacock	Robert Lewin	September 13, 1972 (1972-09-13)
26	2	"Sky Above, Death Below"	George McCowan	Hal Sitowitz	September 20, 1972 (1972-09-20)
27	3	"Bitter Legion"	Michael O'Herlihy	George Bellak	September 27, 1972 (1972-09-27)
28	4	"That Was No Lady"	George McCowan	Dick Nelson	October 4, 1972 (1972-10-04)
29	5	"Stakeout"	Leo Penn	Harold Gast	October 11, 1972 (1972-10-11)
30	6	"The Predators"	George McCowan	Arthur Heinemann	October 18, 1972 (1972-10-18)
31	7	"A Long Way Down"	George McCowan	Stephen Kandel	October 25, 1972 (1972-10-25)
32	8	"The Rip Off"	George McCowan	Douglas Day Stewart	November 1, 1972 (1972-11-01)
33	9	"Child of Fear"	David Lowell Rich	Robert W. Lenski	November 15, 1972 (1972-11-15)
34	10	"The Shadow Man"	Robert Douglas	Robert Lewin	November 22, 1972 (1972-11-22)
35	11	"Hear No Evil"	Charles S. Dubin	Robert W. Lenski	November 29, 1972 (1972-11-29)
36	12	"The Endangered Species"	Robert Douglas	Del Reisman	December 13, 1972 (1972-12-13)
37	13	"Nobody Beats the House"	Herbert Hirschman	Meyer Dolinsky	December 20, 1972 (1972-12-20)
38	14	"Hard Rock Roller Coaster"	Charles S. Dubin	S : Bill S. Ballinger; T : Meyer Dolinsky	January 3, 1973 (1973-01-03)
39	15	"The Dead Samaritan"	Jerry Jameson	S : Robert Van Scoyk; T : Stephen Kandel	January 10, 1973 (1973-01-10)
40	16	"Death of a Stone Seahorse"	William Wiard	Anthony Lawrence	January 17, 1973 (1973-01-17)
41	17	"Moving Target"	Lawrence Dobkin	Worley Thorne	January 31, 1973 (1973-01-31)
42	18	"Murder for Murder"	Herschel Daugherty	Arthur Heinemann	February 7, 1973 (1973-02-07)
43	19	"To Ride a Tiger"	Virgil W. Vogel	Robert W. Lenski	February 14, 1973 (1973-02-14)
44	20	"Prisoners"	Charles S. Dubin	Robert Lewin	February 21, 1973 (1973-02-21)
45	21	"The Seventh Grave"	John Badham	E. Arthur Kean	February 28, 1973 (1973-02-28)
46	22	"Catch Me If You Can"	William Hale	Douglas Day Stewart	March 7, 1973 (1973-03-07)
47	23	"Press Pass to the Slammer"	Leo Penn	Meyer Dolinsky	March 14, 1973 (1973-03-14)
48	24	"Deadly Heritage"	Seymour Robbie	Robert Lewin	March 21, 1973 (1973-03-21)

Season 3 (1973–74)

Main article: Cannon (season 3)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
49 50	1 2	"He Who Digs a Grave"	Richard Donner	T : Stephen Kandel	September 12, 1973 (1973-09-12)
51	3	"Memo from a Dead Man"	Richard Donner	Robert C. Dennis	September 19, 1973 (1973-09-19)
52	4	"Hounds of Hell"	Lawrence Dobkin	Jack Turley	September 26, 1973 (1973-09-26)
53	5	"Target in the Mirror"	Gene Nelson	Robert Blees	October 3, 1973 (1973-10-03)
54	6	"Murder by Proxy"	Robert Douglas	Robert W. Lenski	October 10, 1973 (1973-10-10)
55	7	"Night Flight to Murder"	Michael Caffey	Carey Wilber	October 17, 1973 (1973-10-17)
56	8	"Come Watch Me Die"	George McCowan	Herb Meadow	October 24, 1973 (1973-10-24)
57	9	"The Perfect Alibi"	Robert Douglas	Ray Brenner & Jack Guss	October 31, 1973 (1973-10-31)
58	10	"Dead Lady's Tears"	Virgil W. Vogel	Steve Fisher	November 7, 1973 (1973-11-07)
59	11	"The Limping Man"	Michael Caffey	Shirl Hendryx	November 14, 1973 (1973-11-14)
60	12	"Trial by Terror"	Robert Douglas	Larry Brody	November 21, 1973 (1973-11-21)
61	13	"Murder by the Numbers"	George McCowan	S : Michael McTaggart; T : Robert Blees	November 28, 1973 (1973-11-28)
62	14	"Valley of the Damned"	Lawrence Dobkin	Carey Wilber	December 5, 1973 (1973-12-05)
63	15	"A Well-Remembered Terror"	Seymour Robbie	Robert I. Holt	December 12, 1973 (1973-12-12)
64	16	"Arena of Fear"	Marc Daniels	Collier Young & Meyer Dolinsky	December 19, 1973 (1973-12-19)
65	17	"Photo Finish"	George McCowan	John Hawkins	January 2, 1974 (1974-01-02)
66	18	"Duel in the Desert"	William Wiard	Robert C. Dennis	January 16, 1974 (1974-01-16)
67	19	"Where's Jennifer?"	Gene Nelson	Robert White & Phyllis White	January 23, 1974 (1974-01-23)
68	20	"Blood Money"	William Wiard	Stephen Kandel	February 6, 1974 (1974-02-06)
69	21	"Death of a Hunter"	George McCowan	Meyer Dolinsky	February 13, 1974 (1974-02-13)
70	22	"The Cure That Kills"	Seymour Robbie	Worley Thorne	February 20, 1974 (1974-02-20)
71	23	"Bobby Loved Me"	Lawrence Dobkin	Joel Murcott	February 27, 1974 (1974-02-27)
72	24	"Triangle of Terror"	George McCowan	Carey Wilber	March 13, 1974 (1974-03-13)
73	25	"The Stalker"	Lawrence Dobkin	Richard Newhafer	March 20, 1974 (1974-03-20)

Season 4 (1974–75)

Main article: Cannon (season 4)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
74	1	"Kelly's Song"	William Wiard	S.S. Schweitzer	September 11, 1974 (1974-09-11)
75	2	"The Hit Man"	William Wiard	Robert Heverly	September 18, 1974 (1974-09-18)
76	3	"Voice from the Grave"	William Wiard	Robert Hamner	September 25, 1974 (1974-09-25)
77	4	"Lady in Red"	William Wiard	Max Hodge	October 2, 1974 (1974-10-02)
78	5	"The Deadly Trail"	George McCowan	Calvin Clements	October 16, 1974 (1974-10-16)
79	6	"The Exchange"	George McCowan	Jackson Gillis	October 23, 1974 (1974-10-23)
80	7	"The Avenger"	Corey Allen	Robert Sherman	October 30, 1974 (1974-10-30)
81	8	"A Killing in the Family"	George McCowan	Larry Alexander	November 6, 1974 (1974-11-06)
82	9	"Flashpoint"	William Wiard	Robert Heverly	November 13, 1974 (1974-11-13)
83	10	"The Man Who Couldn't Forget"	George McCowan	Robert I. Holt	November 20, 1974 (1974-11-20)
84	11	"The Sounds of Silence"	George McCowan	T : Anthony Spinner; S/T : Stephen Kandel	December 4, 1974 (1974-12-04)
85	12	"The Prisoner"	William Wiard	Norman Hudis	December 11, 1974 (1974-12-11)
86	13	"Daddy's Little Girl"	Leslie H. Martinson	Larry Alexander	December 18, 1974 (1974-12-18)
87	14	"The Conspirators"	George McCowan	Margaret Armen	January 1, 1975 (1975-01-01)
88	15	"Coffin Corner"	George McCowan	S : Rick Husky; T : Robert I. Holt	January 15, 1975 (1975-01-15)
89	16	"Perfect Fit for a Frame"	William Wiard	Robert Hamner	January 22, 1975 (1975-01-22)
90	17	"Killer on the Hill"	Harry Falk	Carey Wilber	January 29, 1975 (1975-01-29)
91	18	"Missing at FL307"	William Wiard	Carey Wilber	February 5, 1975 (1975-02-05)
92	19	"The Set Up"	George McCowan	Robert Sherman	February 12, 1975 (1975-02-12)
93	20	"The Investigator"	George McCowan	Robert C. Dennis	February 26, 1975 (1975-02-26)
94	21	"Lady on the Run"	George McCowan	Gerald Sanford	March 5, 1975 (1975-03-05)
95	22	"Vengeance"	Alf Kjellin	Robert I. Holt	March 12, 1975 (1975-03-12)
96	23	"Tomorrow Ends at Noon"	William Wiard	Robert C. Dennis	March 19, 1975 (1975-03-19)
97	24	"Search and Destroy"	Edward M. Abroms	S : Robert Mitchell & Esther Mitchell; T : Stephen Kandel	April 2, 1975 (1975-04-02)

Season 5 (1975–76)

Main article: Cannon (season 5)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
98	1	"Nightmare"	Paul Stanley	Robert Lenski	September 10, 1975 (1975-09-10)
99	2	"The Deadly Conspiracy: Part 1"	Michael Caffey	Stephen Kandel	September 17, 1975 (1975-09-17)
100	3	"The Wrong Medicine"	Paul Stanley	Norman Lessing	September 24, 1975 (1975-09-24)
101	4	"The Iceman"	William Wiard	Larry Alexander	October 1, 1975 (1975-10-01)
102	5	"The Victim"	Lawrence Dobkin	Jimmy Sangster	October 8, 1975 (1975-10-08)
103	6	"The Man Who Died Twice"	William Wiard	S.S. Schweitzer	October 15, 1975 (1975-10-15)
104	7	"A Touch of Venom"	Chris Robinson	Larry Alexander	October 22, 1975 (1975-10-22)
105	8	"Man in the Middle"	Allen Reisner	Richard Landau	October 29, 1975 (1975-10-29)
106	9	"Fall Guy"	Lawrence Dobkin	Howard Dimsdale	November 5, 1975 (1975-11-05)
107	10	"The Melted Man"	Leo Penn	Norman Lessing	November 12, 1975 (1975-11-12)
108	11	"The Wedding March"	Leo Penn	Brad Radnitz	November 19, 1975 (1975-11-19)
109	12	"The Hero"	William Wiard	Irving Pearlberg	November 26, 1975 (1975-11-26)
110	13	"To Still the Voice"	Leo Penn	S : Robert Heverly; S/T : S.S. Schweitzer	December 3, 1975 (1975-12-03)
111 112	14 15	"The Star"	William Wiard	Margaret Armen	December 10, 1975 (1975-12-10)
113	16	"The Games Children Play"	Margaret Armen	S : Jack Turley; T : Albert Aley	December 17, 1975 (1975-12-17)
114	17	"The Reformer"	Lawrence Dobkin	Larry Forrester	January 7, 1976 (1976-01-07)
115	18	"The House of Cards"	Kenneth Gilbert	Robert I. Holt	January 14, 1976 (1976-01-14)
116	19	"Revenge"	Paul Stanley	Gene Thompson	January 21, 1976 (1976-01-21)
117	20	"Cry Wolf"	Lawrence Dobkin	T : Carey Wilber; S/T : Stephen Kandel	January 28, 1976 (1976-01-28)
118	21	"The Quasar Kill"	William Wiard	Terence Tunberg & Karl Tunberg	February 4, 1976 (1976-02-04)
119	22	"Snapshot"	Michael Caffey	Leonard Kantor	February 11, 1976 (1976-02-11)
120	23	"Point After Death"	Chris Robinson	T : Mann Rubin; S/T : Robert I. Holt	February 18, 1976 (1976-02-18)
121	24	"Bloodlines"	David Whorf	T : Anthony Spinner & Gene Thompson; S/T : Robert C. Dennis	February 25, 1976 (1976-02-25)
122	25	"Madman"	William Wiard	Larry Forrester	March 3, 1976 (1976-03-03)

Television film (1980)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
The Return of Frank Cannon	Corey Allen	James David Buchanan & Ronald Austin	November 1, 1980 (1980-11-01)
Private detective Frank Cannon comes out of retirement to investigate the murder of an ex-girlfriend's husband.

Home releases

The first three season were released between 2008 and 2013. A Complete Series edition was released on September 8, 2015 by VEI Entertainment^[2]

	Episodes	Release date
Cannon: Season 1, Volume 1	12	8 August 2008 (2008-08-08)
Cannon: Season 1, Volume 1	12	8 August 2008 (2008-08-08)
Cannon: Season 1, Volume 2	13	2 December 2008 (2008-12-02)
Cannon: Season 2, Volume 1	12	2 June 2009 (2009-06-02)
Cannon: Season 2, Volume 2	12	16 February 2010 (2010-02-16)
Cannon: Season 3	25	10 January 2013 (2013-01-10)
Complete Series	122 + Pilot movie + "Return of Frank Cannon	8 September 2015