NBC has made full pilot episodes for four of the network's new fall shows available free of charge to cable on demand services.

Complete pilot episodes of Bionic Woman, Chuck, Journeyman and Life will be available free of charge on digital cable's on demand services. Satellite provider DirecTV also plans to make provision to carry NBC's fall preview specials.

"It's unprecedented in terms of its scope and participation," Henry Ahn, executive vice president of distribution at NBC Universal Television Networks told Variety.