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Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.
Created By
Richard Levinson, William Link
Network
CBS
Episodes
194
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Overview
Mannix has 8 seasons with 194 episodes spanning 1967-1975.
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Year context
Mannix first aired 59 years ago in 1967.
CAST (4)
SEASONS (8 seasons, 194 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
The Name Is Mannix
Mannix has side action on a kidnap case.
02
Skid Marks on a Dry Run
Mannix is hired to find out any dirt on Govenor-elect Adam Pierson, and that's when the trouble starts: with his syndicate connections, people are dying…
03
Nothing Ever Works Twice
Mannix is set up for the murder of an old girlfriend's husband.
04
The Many Deaths of Saint Christopher
A scientist goes missing with a new formula.
05
Make Like It Never Happened
Mannix takes the case of a death row inmate.
06
The Cost of a Vacation
A threatened suicide.
07
Warning: Live Blueberries
An incommunicado coed and a murdered basketball player.
08
Beyond the Shadow of a Dream
Mannix is hired to vet a prospective bridegroom.
09
Huntdown
Investigating an insurance claim, Mannix finds himself intensely scrutinized.
10
Coffin for a Clown
A missing boy and a cover-up.
11
Catalogue of Sins
Blackmail in the film industry.
12
Turn Every Stone
A libel suit against a newspaper at the state capital involves politics and the mob.
13
Run, Sheep, Run
An undercover cop's murder exposes a vice operation.
14
Then the Drink Takes the Man
Undercover at a health farm for boozehounds.
15
The Falling Star
Mannix checks out an actress with an enemy.
16
License to Kill---Limit Three People
A psychopath's next victim might be his wife.
17
Deadfall (1)
The strong friendship between Lew Wickersham and Mannix melts into a violent and deathly feud. The bitter battle begins when Mannix launches an investigation into…
18
Deadfall (2)
The two paths of the case meet at the water's edge.
19
You Can Get Killed Out There
Mannix quits rather than chase a necklace and a mobster, and stumbles into a case of murder and fraud.
20
Another Final Exit (or, The Box)
A missing million leads Mannix out of Intertect as bait for a drug ring.
21
Eight to Five, Its a Miracle
A faith healer gets blackmailed.
22
Delayed Reaction
Old labor woes come to light after an attempted murder.
23
To Kill a Writer
An unsolved murder and an author with enemies.
24
The Girl in the Frame
A fake Renoir is suspected, and the model is in danger.
SEASON 2
01
The Silent Cry
A lip reader ""overhears"" a murder plot.
02
Comes Up Roses
A missing wife is wanted by the mob.
03
Pressure Point
An injured client disappears.
04
To the Swiftest, Death
Mannix enters a race in which a driver is killed.
05
End of the Rainbow
A dead ex-con has Mannix's name on him.
06
A Copy of Murder
Part of a manuscript gone missing holds the answer to a homicide.
07
Edge of the Knife
A doctor's son is kidnapped to force a failed surgery.
08
Who Will Dig the Graves?
A missing wife, reported dead, is a difficult quarry.
09
In Need of a Friend
Mannix finds new evidence in the case of an embezzler he sent up the river.
10
Night Out of Time (or, Blackout)
A young heir wakes up bloodied and minus a grlfriend.
11
A View of Nowhere
On a helicopter trip, Mannix thinks he sees a murder being committed.
12
Fear I to Fall
Mannix is called to testify against an ex-con he sent up, but his time suspects a frame.
13
Death Run
An old pal asks Mannix for help; when he arrives at the man's rural town, there's murder afoot.
14
A Pittance of Faith
A model's suicide proves doubtful.
15
Only Giants Can Play
A political campaign and the death of a small-time crook.
16
Shadow of a Man (or, Killjoy)
A attempt on his life forces Mannix into a complex search.
17
The Girl Who Came in with the Tide
An old foe's girlfriend dies suspiciously.
18
Death in a Minor Key
Peggy's boyfriend goes on the lam.
19
End Game
A court-martialed soldier has plans for revenge.
20
All Around the Money Tree
Scotland Yard is after millions from a robbery, and they're not the only ones.
21
The Odds Against Donald Jordan
A missing contractor leads to mixed motives and a doubtful case.
22
Last Rites for Miss Emma
Peggy's boyfriend is suspected in a drug case.
23
The Solid Gold Web
A newspaper publisher's daughter is implicated in the death of a mobster.
24
Merry Go Round for Murder
A boarding school marked for demolition sets off a mystery involving a corpse and a quarter-million.
25
To Catch a Rabbit
Mannix cooperates in a police investigation.
SEASON 3
01
Eagles Sometimes Can't Fly
Two pals of Peggy's are accused of murder, and the real killer is elusive.
02
Color Her Missing
A colleague's death leads Mannix into a dubious investigation.
03
Return to Summer Grove
Old home week, as Mannix looks into a murder and tries to make up with his father.
04
The Playground
Someone is out to get a film star.
05
A Question of Midnight
Mannix reopens a malpractice case against opposition.
06
A Penny for the Peep Show
Three thugs hold Mannix, Peggy, and a woman hostage, claiming they want the $312,000 she has in a briefcase at home, but they may be…
07
A Sleep in the Deep
An accidental drowning has many surprising facets.
08
Memory: Zero
A secretary has an enemy, but who?
09
The Nowhere Victim
A hit-and-run case lands Mannix in the middle of a gang war.
10
The Sound of Darkness
A killer's attempt leaves Mannix blind.
11
Who Killed Me?
The attempted murder of an executive leads Mannix to several likely suspects.
12
Missing: Sun and Sky
A stolen thoroughbred has Mannix buffaloed.
13
Tooth of the Serpent
A policeman's son is suspected in a robbery.
14
Medal for a Hero
Peggy's late husband is named on a list of payoffs.
15
Walk With a Dead Man
A wealthy man hires Mannix to find the person blackmailing him—eventually leading to Mannix being suspected of murder.
16
A Chance at the Roses
Eyewitnesses peg Mannix's client, but the victim isn't what he seems, either.
17
Blind Mirror
A domestic quarrel, and a missing secretary, make for a confusing case—“Rashomon”-style.
18
Harlequin's Gold
Mannix tries to locate an heir, who is brought into danger by the attention.
19
Who is Sylvia?
A murder in the offing implicates an old army chum, but the victim's identity is uncertain.
20
Only One Death to a Customer
Mannix has an enemy who seems to be dead.
21
Fly, Little One
The strange utterances of a disturbed young girl are clues in a case of robbery and murder.
22
The Search for Darrell Andrews
A colleague's death leaves Mannix with the evidence he was murdered for.
23
Murder Revisited
A TV host's murder proves difficult to investigate, as everyvbody wants it canceled.
24
War of Nerves
Mobsters try to extort a million from a small town.
25
Once Upon a Saturday
Carnival mishaps may be aimed at the proprietor.
SEASON 4
01
A Ticket to the Eclipse
An acquaintance from Korean War days has a bone to pick.
02
One for the Lady
Mannix is up to his private investigator's license in trouble, when a surprising source offers help.
03
Time Out of Mind
A boxer's on the lam after a fixer's murder.
04
Figures in a Landscape
Someone keeps missing Mannix, but who's the real target?
05
The Mouse That Died
Mannix is poisoned, and only the poisoner knows how.
06
The Lost Art of Dying
Death row inmates force a case to be investigated.
07
The Other Game in Town
A plunger disappears after a night in Vegas.
08
The World Between
An African Premier is in the hospital incognito, where Peggy is laid up with on-the-job injuries.
09
Sunburst
Mannix stumbles into a mob plot at a highway cafe.
10
To Cage a Sea Gull
A Nazi Party figure turns up in the routine investigation of a helicopter crash.
11
Bang, Bang, You're Dead
A little girl is the key to a murder.
12
Deja Vu
A seer foretells the end of Mannix, and it looks as if she may be right.
13
Duet For Three
After her husband commits suicide in Hong Kong, Ellen Gray finds she's being shadowed by a Vietnamese for reasons that neither she nor Mannix can…
14
Round Trip to Nowhere
A widow's husband was a man of mystery.
15
What Happened to Sunday?
Mannix vaguely remembers a girl's death, but that's about all.
16
The Judas Touch
A cop under suspicion goes missing.
17
With Intent to Kill
A threatened cop is in need of protection.
18
The Crime That Wasn't
Threats prevent the discovery of a murder.
19
A Gathering of Ghosts
Ross and Alex are members of Mannix's college football team who put together an unconventional reunion in a ghost town. The reunion ends in murder…
20
A Day Filled with Shadows
A varsity basketball player vanishes strangely, and is sought curiously.
21
Voice in the Dark
After an automobile accident, an Olympic diver receives threats.
22
The Color of Murder
An heiress suspects foul play.
23
Shadow Play
Joe Mannix receives an urgent letter from a woman named Lynn Sargent asking him to fly to Arizona. She meets him at the airport and…
24
Overkill
A serial killer's accounts may have been padded.
SEASON 5
01
Dark So Early, Dark So Long
A blackmail victim is headed for prison.
02
Cold Trail
A big kidnapping plot and an insignificant victim.
03
A Step in Time
Mannix is the eyewitness of a murder; reportedly, it occurred a year before.
04
Wine From These Grapes
A labor dispute in his home town ends in murder.
05
Woman in the Shadows
Soviet agents want Marx's manuscript of Das Kapital, and a young woman has just inherited part of it.
06
Days Beyond Recall
A skid row bum is concealing his identity.
07
Run Till Dark
A contract is taken out on a Little League manager.
08
The Glass Trap
Strange circumstances surround an arrest by Mannix.
09
A Choice of Evils
Peggy is kidnapped to force Mannix into an investigation.
10
A Button for General D
The Case of the Singing Harp: a singer is kidnapped to reveal hidden loot.
11
The Man Outside
Blackmail has its twists and turns.
12
Murder Times Three
Hired and fired, Mannix pursues a missing person.
13
Catspaw
Blackmail turns to murder and beyond.
14
To Save a Dead Man
Evidence rules out one confession, indicates another.
15
Nightshade
Disappearing enemies and friends force Mannix into a blackmail investigation.
16
Babe in the Woods
Murder on the golf course leads to open season on Mannix, who's looking for valuable microcircuit plans hidden by the victim.
17
The Sound of Murder
A dubious client is caught in his own machinations.
18
Moving Target
The fictitious name on a partnership contract apparently comes to life.
19
Cry Pigeon
Mannix in the middle of a gang war.
20
A Walk in the Shadows
In defense of a client accused of murder.
21
Lifeline
A singer piles into mounting trouble with the law.
22
To Draw the Lightning
Was a police shooting premeditated? Mannix is on (and off) the case.
23
Scapegoat
Mannix transports jewels from London, or is that his double?
24
Death in the Fifth Gear
A racing accident lays Mannix up. While recuperating, he hears threats against him, but are they real?
SEASON 6
01
The Open Web
A gang boss engineers a deceptive getaway.
02
Cry Silence
A priest's vows give a murderer a second chance.
03
The Crimson Halo
A medical practitioner finds that someone is out to get him.
04
Broken Mirror
A yachting misadventure draws Mannix into its deeps.
05
Portrait of a Hero
An aircraft prototype is debuted under mysterious circucmstances.
06
The Inside Man
Undercover in New Orleans.
07
To Kill a Memory
A amnesiac veteran is up to his stripes in mischief.
08
The Upside Down Penny
A stamp collection goes missing, and a starving artist gets rich.
09
One Step to Midnight
Return of a gang boss with indeterminate friends and enemies.
10
Harvest of Death
Rivalry amongst the orange trees.
11
A Puzzle for One
A colleague's murder leaves an open casebook.
12
Lost Sunday
Exposing a cover-up puts Mannix in hot water.
13
See No Evil
A trail of evidence indicates a friend of Peggy's.
14
Light and Shadow
A murder investigation bumps up against hard evidence.
15
A Game of Shadows
A murder suspect is a man with no identity.
16
The Man Who Wasn't There
A boastful nemesis takes Peggy for bait.
17
A Matter of Principle
A traffic accident uncovers a clueless murder.
18
Out of the Night
Peggy goes undercover to nab a dope ring.
19
Carol Lockwood, Past Tense
A ship lost at sea leaves a survivor and a curious tale.
20
The Faces of Murder
Conflicting confessions have to be sifted.
21
Search for a Whisper
A political candidate asks to be vetted.
22
To Quote a Dead Man
Someone is trying to kill a bum for his ""coat of many colors.""
23
A Problem of Innocence
An ex-con's daughter is suspected in murders surrounding the unrecovered loot.
24
The Danford File
Political blackmail turns to mischief when the blackmailer is found to be long dead.
SEASON 7
01
The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress
A premonition is the only clue.
02
A Way to Dusty Death
A quiet town is ruffled by Mannix in his search for a missing youth.
03
Climb a Deadly Mountain
An escaped convict saves Mannix's life.
04
Little Girl Lost
Mannix probes a journalist's murder.
05
The Gang's All Here
A street gang plots to do Mannix in to make a name for itself.
06
Desert Run
A search inquiry proves hazardous, and Mannix finds his client is a ringer.
07
Silent Target
On vacation, Mannix discovers a hit operation.
08
A World Without Sundays
A girl disappears, and Mannix investigates her Vegas connection.
09
Sing a Song of Murder
An opera diva emerges from retirement and is met with inexplicable attempts on her life.
10
Search in the Dark
Mannix tracks down stolen jewels also wanted by a blind hood.
11
The Deadly Madonna
An actress claims a bizarre murder attempt.
12
Cry Danger
An old girlfriend makes Mannix the man in the middle of rival smugglers.
13
All the Dead Were Strangers
A plane crash is followed by murder attempts.
14
Race Against Time (1) (a.k.a.) A Matter of the Heart
A patriot in a dictatorship needs medical help.
15
Race Against Time (2) (a.k.a.) A Matter of the Heart
The patriotic resistance finds a traitor amongst them.
16
The Dark Hours
In possession of a piece of evidence, Mannix is shot and left for dead.
17
A Night Full of Darkness
A double set-up puts Lt. Malcolm behind bars.
18
Walk a Double Line
An open and shut case gets padlocked.
19
The Girl From Nowhere
A little girl is killed leaving no identity.
20
Rage to Kill
A psychiatrist who treats sociopaths is supposed to have committed suicide.
21
Mask For a Charade
A murder's clues indicate a cop.
22
A Question of Murder
A clueless investigation goes on pluck.
23
Trap for a Pigeon
Bribery money is taken in a robbery.
24
The Ragged Edge
The ravages of heroin.
SEASON 8
01
Portrait in Blues
Murder on the rock circuit.
02
Game Plan
A kidnapper's ransom note calls for plunging in a card game.
03
A Fine Day for Dying
Out of a coma, back in the line of fire.
04
Walk on the Blind Side
Peggy gets mistaken for a stool pigeon.
05
The Green Men
A Leonardo, a forger of currency, is sought by practically everybody.
06
Death Has No Face
The vortex of the paranoid: Mannix is threatened and framed.
07
A Small Favor for an Old Friend
Old friend dies on a mob run, they suspect Mannix.
08
Enter Tami Okada
Japanese consular matters entail a private eye and Mannix's cooperation
09
Picture of a Shadow
Mannix takes the case of a muder victim in a photograph.
10
Desert Sun
Small town rules may include murder.
11
The Survivor Who Wasn't
His wife says somebody else came back from the crash.
12
A Choice of Victims
A Hollywood murder may have been a mistake.
13
A Word Called Courage
An old buddy tests Mannix's limits.
14
Man in a Trap
A colleague on the shady side of the street is killed.
15
Chance Meeting
A chance meeting between two Vietnam veterans proves fatal for one of them after they are spotted by a third buddy, a deserter who has…
16
Edge of the Web
A triangle in academia.
17
A Ransom for Yesterday
A kidnapping case suddenly emerges from the files.
18
The Empty Tower
A skyscraper burglary leavs Mannix and a pal in a fix.
19
Quartet for a Blunt Instrument
The death of an inventor raises questions of motive.
20
Bird of Prey (1)
On an island off the South American coast, Mannix seeks out the rescuer of a client's son.
21
Bird of Prey (2)
An assassination plot is revealed in the course of Mannix's investigation.
22
Design for Dying
A soft case with plush lining gives Mannix cause for uneasiness.
23
Search for a Dead Man
An incognito hitman loses his handiwork.
24
Hardball
Ratted out and up against it, a dealer takes hostages.
SERIES INFO
8
Seasons
194
Episodes
52 min/ep
Per Episode
Ended
Status
CREW
Creator
Richard Levinson
Creator
William Link
Creator
Bruce Geller
NETWORKS (1)
CBS
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Mannix about?
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.
How many seasons does Mannix have?
Mannix has 8 seasons with 194 episodes total.
Who created Mannix?
Mannix was created by Richard Levinson and William Link and Bruce Geller.
Who stars in Mannix?
The cast of Mannix includes Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Larry Storch, Robyn Millan.
What is the rating of Mannix?
Mannix has a rating of 6.7 out of 10 based on 51 votes on TMDB.
Is Mannix still running?
Mannix has ended. The final episode aired on .
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Action & Adventure
Crime
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