NBC to air episodes of new drama on the Internet

Episodes will appear for free for a week after each episode's television premiere
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The entire first two episodes of NBC’s upcoming drama crime series “Heist” will be streamed by MSN Video for free for a week after each episode’s television premiere, the network said last week.

“Heist” is scheduled to premiere Wednesday, March 22, at 10 p.m. (ET), with the second episode airing March 29.

MSN.com will offer a “Heist” photo gallery, prominent billing on its TV and entertainment home pages and promotions on the video home page, among other placements.

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