I JUST VOTED TO KEEP THE SHOW AND THE POLL WAS

1845  PERSONS VOTED TO KEEP THE SHOW

24 PERSONS VOTED TO CANCEL

3 PERSONS DIDN'T CARE IF IT GOT CANCELED.

PLEASE VOTE TO KEEP THE L WORD. THIS IS THE SITE BELOW.

http://www.savemyshow.com/shows/thelword.htm

THE LAST COUPLE OF SEASONS HAVE BEEN KINDA CRAPPY AND I STILL CANT BELIEVE THEY KILLED DANA...BUT I LOVE THE SHOW AND IT'S CHARACTERS...AND THIS SEASON HAS BEEN AN IMPROVMENT...I AM GOING TO GET EVERY LEZZY I KNOW TO VOTE

anidchick I read the information on l word.com and I think it mentioned showtime announcing its renewal also. I must admit ladies this is the first I have heard of the show being cancelled/ not being renewed which is just totally unacceptable and pathetic if the rumour is true..

if the l word gets cancelled i will def cry way more than what i did with buffy - and that wasn't pretty... you should have seen the rivers!!!

The L Word has already been renewed for season 5. 

That's great news, but has Showtime made the renewal official?

Sadly, it is a very realistic possibility that this could be the last season of TLW. The worst thing that could have happened to the series was Showtime changing from Viacom's control to that of CBS.  The following quote from CBS CEO Les Moonves pretty much sums up the reason why: 

 "Anybody who knows me knows that audiences are the
thing," Moonves said. "I'm a populist. You can take your reviews and
stick 'em––just give me big audiences."

If he stands by that, it doesn't bode well for the future of this series.  His primary goal is to match the ratings success of rival network HBO and any programming that doesn't fit with that goal will be gone.  Unfortunately, no amount of petitions or fan protests will change that because they don't represent significant numbers of new viewers and that is all the network is interested in at the moment. 

Last season's largely unpopular storylines only succeeded in driving off a substantial portion of the show's core audience causing the series to start the 4th season in a ratings hole from which it may never recover.  If it is cancelled, Ilene Chaiken has no one to blame but herself. 

The only mention I have seen of a 5th season renewal has been this very website and it was noted as being unannounced. 

I have also read on L word.com early last month that season 5 had been commissioned. Season 4 doesnt even have an airdate for the uk yet, but I have been kept up to date with its goings on by this site and the L word.com. these sites are my L word bible at the moment.

Contradiction is not good but my faith is strong. viva la seasnon 5!!!

I so feel that woman messing with people. She's probably loving all the buzz on the 'net about this. A little sadistic, perhaps?

I just emailed showtime and said I'd discovered my cable provider really will let you order one premium channel, for under $20 per month (all I've found on their web site or in their literature is packages for $100+). They just hide that information. I had to talk to a rep to find out. I've been going to L-Word parties, and will probably still go if I continue to watch, but I told showtime that I'm going to order . . as soon as I know if the L Word is renewed. Even if I get too po'd to watch, I'll order showtime for it. I'd like to see it stay on, since it's the only lesbian show out there.

Grace