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List of Cannon episodes

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ6566043 ↗
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Cannon is an American detective television series broadcast on CBS from 1971 to 1976, starring William Conrad as a private detective.

Series overview

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

Episodes

Pilot (1971)

Season 1 (1971–72)

Season 2 (1972–73)

Season 3 (1973–74)

Season 4 (1974–75)

Season 5 (1975–76)

Television film (1980)

Home releases

The first three season were released between 2008 and 2013.

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