‘Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol’: NBC Hands Peacock Original Pilot Linear Slot

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NBC is to give the pilot of Peacock original drama series Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol a linear sampling.The broadcast network will air the first episode of the mystery thriller, which is based on The Da Vinci Code author’s 2009, on Monday November 8 at 10pm.

It will replace a repeat of Ordinary Joe, which was previously planned.It marks the first time that NBC has aired an episode of a Peacock original on its linear schedule.

The series was originally developed for NBC and moved to the streamer late in the development process so it won’t be too much of a tonal departure for the broadcast network.The move is made to give the ten-part series, which debuted on the NBCU streamer on September 16, more exposure ahead of its season finale.Deadline