Cannon
Sky Above, Death Below
TV Flash files “Sky Above, Death Below” as hour 26 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 2, episode 2, aired 1972-09-20, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E02: listed hour 26 of 120 in the Cannon guide, hour 2 of 24 in season 2. It aired 1972-09-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Bad Cats and Sudden Death” (S02E01). Next is “Bitter Legion” (S02E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A draft dodger is the only witness to the murder of a union boss, whose daughter has hired Cannon to investigate her father's death.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Sky Above, Death Below sit in the Cannon guide?
S02E02 is listed hour 26 of 120 — hour 2 of 24 in season 2, season 2 episode 2.
When did Cannon S02E02 air?
Sky Above, Death Below aired 1972-09-20 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is Cannon's size the joke?
No. Conrad's bulk is text, not a punchline. The series is a heavyweight PI who never auditioned as a pretty leading man and did not need to.
In the series
Why this series still plays
William Conrad's Frank Cannon is the heavyweight detective who never auditioned as a leading man and did not need to. Radio's Gunsmoke marshal finds a new generation via Lincoln Continentals and stubborn casework. A Quinn Martin mystery that stars a voice, a bulk, and zero apology.
So the group chat wants a pretty-boy PI in a tuxedo (Lana would call it a *gown of authority*) and then Cannon rolls up in a Lincoln Continental like that was the whole look. CBS, 1971–1976: William Conrad's Frank Cannon is overweight, expensive, and brilliant, and Edward Hume and Quinn Martin put him at the center of the early-1970s detective boom without asking him to audition as a leading man. Radio's Gunsmoke marshal found a new generation via stubborn casework and gourmet side trips. (I said spoiler-free.…
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- William Conrad as Frank Cannon
William Conrad’s Frank Cannon never auditioned as a leading man and did not need to — heavyweight detective, Lincoln Continentals, stubborn casework, a Quinn Martin mystery that stars a voice, a bulk, and zero apology. Radio muscle…