The ratings for this Showtime series have always been low, and this time around appears to be no exception. Will there continue to be enough interest in The L Word: Generation Q to justify a fourth season, or could it be cancelled? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
A drama series, The L Word: Generation Q TV show is a sequel to The L Word series, which ran on the same channel from 2004-2009. This incarnation stars Jennifer Beals, Jordan Hull, Jacqueline Toboni, Rosanny Zayas, Arienne Mandi, Leo Sheng, Sepideh Moafi, Kate Moennig, Jamie Clayton, and Leisha Hailey. Season three guests include Kehlani and Fletcher, Margaret Cho, Joanna Cassidy, Joey Lauren Adams, Laurel Holloman, Jillian Mercado, Simon Longnight, Rosie O’Donnell, and Donald Faison. The current iteration follows the intermingled lives of Bette Porter (Beals), Shane McCutcheon (Moennig), Alice Pieszecki (Hailey), Dani Nùñez (Mandi), Micah Lee (Sheng), Sarah Finley (Toboni), Sophie Suarez (Zayas), Gigi Ghorbani (Moafi), and Angelica Porter-Kennard (Hull) as they experience love, heartbreak, setbacks, and success in Los Angeles.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances of survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
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Note: The ratings for this series are very low, so there may be gaps in our reporting of them.
For comparisons: Season two of The L Word: Generation Q on Showtime averaged a 0.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 80,000 viewers.
Note: These are the final national ratings, including all live+same day viewing and DVR playback (through 3:00 AM). Early fast affiliate ratings (estimates) are indicated with an “*”. While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled.
What do you think? Do you like The L Word: Generation Q TV series on Showtime? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a fourth season?
*3/24/23 update: The L Word: Generation Q has been cancelled by Showtime.
I loved the Lword generation Q it was beautifully done a n d tied up sine loose ends-i loved in particular Bette and her the l9ve of her life finally marry-i really enjoyed this series,so much so I have watched the ending with Bette and Tina 4 times-Well done to all involved
Prosím o nový restart je to nedokončené je to dobrý seriál a nemůže to skončit takhle nechápu tyhle komentáře mě se to zdá stejné jako první thé l word. Spousta nových herců to nemají v gen q ještě dokončené. Finley byla skvělá a zaslouží si dobrý konec.
The 3rd Season is “unwatchable”. The storyline is now so PC as to be laughable. Anyone who would believe the hottest lesbian Shane who never met a clitoris she didn’t want to make happy would now be in love with a Transwomen? Please…maybe Alice but not Shane. It has been all downhill since they neutered Shane. Laurel and Jennifer aren’t the only two actors who made the right decision to leave the show. I still watch the original L Word and love every minute of it.
its appauling show and has been thoroughly destroyed by marja thank goodness theres 1 more episode to go b4 we get tibette back and yes im thankful we have the ogs to savour as this gen q is rubbish
I want Gigi Back
hi trevor are the ratings still not in for series 3 as its behind a lot or do they not care whether viewers get their ratings or not or are the site gonna wait for the end of the series to put in the ratings
So far, the ratings for all but the season opener have been below the top 150 on cable so we aren’t able to get them. If that changes, we’ll add them. Sorry.
how long have you known that coz i have been waiting patiently for them the ratings are very important to me and thousands of loyal followers like myself and can i ask it says author beside ur name wat does that actually mean coz dave is the founder right?
I told you that they’ve become difficult to obtain from the start of the season. Sorry to disappoint you, but it’s beyond our control.
Trevor. Don’t even bother trying to track this series. The way it’s going I would rather watch paint dry. I strongly believe that Showtime wants this show permanently gone and will let it sink deeper than the Titanic. I have surrendered my deck chair. Thank you for reporting what data you had.
can you please get this site updated quicker its so slow been waiting for days
The cable ratings for Sunday typically come out on Tuesday mornings. They were delayed due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Unfortunately, because the linear ratings for this show are so low, they are challenging to obtain. We’ll add them as we can get them.
well im sensing the show will get cancelled anyway i cant see it surviving at all with the lead actressess leaving fans of the show are viewing it early and so therefore there is a long wait for ratings
do you think it could be cancelled after episode 10
It’s my understanding that the show picks up a good amount of streaming and delayed viewers but we don’t have access to those numbers. If subscribers lose interest, it absolutely could be cancelled.
we lost the pivital leading couple in ep 2 without them the show is dead im watching on paramount plus but after seeing ep 3 i am struggling to keep going and im not the only 1 the lead producer ruined it all have u still not got the ratings for episode 2 yet i wanna know how bad they are
If the streaming numbers are good, why doesn’t it get acknowledged with the other shows Showtime makes a point to tell us does well on streaming? It’s one thing to see Yellowjackets getting loads and loads of articles praising it’s streaming numbers. But even The Chi articles point to a 20% rise from last season, while with Gen Q all we get are crickets and noticeably barely any promo. So it’s hard to think this is doing anything on streaming. And i’ll be shocked if this gets renewed. Showtime has never hidden the fact that they don’t care about this… Read more »
well said angie
It is December 5 and why are the ratings for this show delayed? Still waiting on Episode 2. please post updated numbers. Thank you
We post them as we can get them.
Thank you Trevor
sad news jennifer beals is leaving the show
She was not happy
i know i believe it was coz of marja
Everything is cuz of Marja AND Ilene. Don’t forget Ilene hired her and could have just as easily fired her. Ilene knew everything that was going on.
totally right they have both destroyed our beloved show have u seen the interviews with jb with ilene and also laurels interview with the advocate channel i think they are both on YT
Ilene not firing her is baffling. Also it’s because Jennifer Beals is super close to Ilene Chaiken, I don’t buy any of this talk that Jennifer went to Showtime and asked them to replace the Marja. Wouldn’t Jennifer Beals of all people know it would be hard to get rid of a showrunner of a show the network obviously could careless about and even her bff Ilene Chaiken didn’t oust?
Showtime hired her… Ilene approved her based upon what she knew of her work prior to Gen Q. Showtime hires or fires everyone on the show. Showtime makes the decision the showrunners.. showrunner generally hires everyone else. Ilene is an executive producer and creator but has no input as to characters, story line and personnel. She is there to protect the integrity of her creations L Word Characters and has a financial stake in The L Word. At most she is in an advisory position only… with not much power. As Marja said in the interview… she drives the bus… Read more »