Cannon
Murder by the Numbers
TV Flash files “Murder by the Numbers” as hour 60 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 3, episode 12, aired 1973-11-28, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E12: listed hour 60 of 120 in the Cannon guide, hour 12 of 24 in season 3. It aired 1973-11-28 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Trial by Terror” (S03E11). Next is “Valley of the Damned” (S03E13).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A man's death brings his widow from Europe to the U.S., and Cannon discovers financial irregularities and blackmail.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Murder by the Numbers sit in the Cannon guide?
S03E12 is listed hour 60 of 120 — hour 12 of 24 in season 3, season 3 episode 12.
When did Cannon S03E12 air?
Murder by the Numbers aired 1973-11-28 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…