NBC to premiere 'The Cape' on iPad app

Here’s a first. NBC is premiering the one-hour pilot episode of “The Cape” on an iPad app — and not NBC’s app, but on DC Comics’ free iPad app.

“What better partner than DC Comics, whose audience is devoted to the comic book genre from which ‘The Cape,’ draws its inspiration,” said Adam Stotsky, President, NBC Marketing.

Not only will NBC reach DC Comics’ existing app community, but the debut of the show will likely drive new downloads for DC Comics.

The first hour of the show will be available on the app January 5 through January 8. The Cape premieres in a two-hour slot on TV on Sunday, January 9, at 9 p.m. Press release.