CBS and NBC have signed deals with cable and satellites providers to make television shows available ?on demand? in the U.S. within just hours of being aired.

The shows, which can be purchased for 99 cents, include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Survivor, Law and Order, and The Office.

These agreements come a month after Disney and ABC announced their deal with Apple to make hit shows such as Desperate Housewives available for $1.99 per episode on the iPod.

NBC will work with satellite operator DirecTV to provide top shows without commercials. The deal between CBS and cable company Comcast Corp., which could potentially benefit eight million customers, will not exclude commercials.






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