Cannon
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crime drama television series
fictional private detective
television film
television series
television theme music
"Cannon" is a 1970s American television crime drama series centered on the cases of a tough, overweight private detective named Frank Cannon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cannon canonical | 7 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime drama television series
ⓘ
fictional private detective ⓘ television film ⓘ television series ⓘ television series ⓘ television theme music ⓘ |
| airedOn | CBS prime time schedule ⓘ |
| audioFormat | mono ⓘ |
| basedOn | original characters by Edward Hume ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | network television ⓘ |
| characteristic |
features an overweight private detective
ⓘ
protagonist is a former LAPD officer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Edward Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Quinn Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | CBS Television Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Quinn Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredCrossoverWith | Barnaby Jones GENERATED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1971 ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | LAPD officer ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeRuntime | approximately 48 minutes ⓘ |
| hasFormat | case-of-the-week ⓘ |
| hasOpeningTheme | Cannon Theme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
lives in Los Angeles
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resourceful ⓘ tough ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | Barnaby Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1976 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Frank Cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the first network series with an overweight action lead ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 122 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation | private detective ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOnDay | Tuesday night (various seasons) ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | hour-long episodes ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | color ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
William Conrad
NERFINISHED
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William Conrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Cannon (1971 television film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Quinn Martin Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPopularity | early 1970s ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.