Heroes Season 3 Simultaneously Broadcast In US And UK

Well, using an elastic definition of simultaneously probably, but that's still very nice.

According to a speech given at the Banff World Television Festival by Jana Bennett, director of BBC Vision, the BBC will be airing the third season of Heroes simultaneously with it broadcast on NBC in the States.

Is that the first time the BBC have done that? What other shows have been shown the same time in the UK and the US on the BBC?

Via SFX