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Starting in May, Comcast will be adding several NBC shows to their Video on Demand (VOD) lineup. The shows will be available to order and watch starting at Midnight on the day following the original airing of the show. It will cost $.99 to order the shows and the following shows will be available:

• Ghost Hunters
• Celebrity Poker Showdown
• Law and Order: SVU
• Law and Order: Criminal Intent
• Passions
• Battlestar Galactica
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Late Night with Conan O’Brien
• Monk
• Conviction
• Las Vegas
• The Office

The list is an interesting mix of shows that are popluar and doing well in the ratings (The Office, Battlestar Galactica) along with some shows that probably need some publicity (Conviction, Ghost Hunters). I’m sure that NBC is hoping that making these shows available on VOD will give them a boost in ratings.

The one real question with this service is who will be able to get it. Apparently, it’s only going to be available in markets where the local NBC affiliate is actually owned by NBC. I don’t know if my local NBC affiliate is actually owned by NBC, but if I get these shows on VOD I will definitely have to try it out and order a couple of them. It will be interesting to see what they do with the commercials — will there be any, will we be able to fast forward through them, etc.

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