Rehearsals for an upcoming episode of CBS comedy The Class are to be streamed live on the web, according to Variety.

Warner Bros. TV will offer webcasts of the table read (Monday 15, 11am PT) and the full cast run-through (Wednesday 17, 1pm PT) for the episode slated to air on February 19, in what is seen as an industry first.

"Before I got into the business, I was so curious about how everything was done," said show creator Jeffrey Klarik. "When I were younger, if I had been given a chance to see 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' do a table read and rehearsal live, that would've been neat. I think some people are really interested in how TV works."

The series will air on Channel 4 in the UK later this year.