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Showtime's upcoming fifth season of The L Word will premiere first on OurChart.com, a lesbian-focused social community, according to BusinessWire.com. The OurChart.com premiere is slated for December 30, 2007 followed by the Showtime premiere on January 6, 2008. The choice is no coincidence, as co-founder and CEO of OurChart.com, Ilene Chaiken, is also the creator/producer of The L Word.

This is, regardless of anything else, another example of how technology and the new online media is becoming more and more intertwined with traditional television viewing.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and Without A Trace.
• ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos at 7, then a new Extreme Makeover.
• There's a new Dateline on NBC at 7, then the finale of Grease: You're The One That I Want.
• At 7:30, FOX has a new War At Home, then new episodes of The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
• At 8, Lifetime has the new movie Abducted.
• At 9, Sci-Fi has a new Dresden Files, then a new Battlestar Galactica.
• HBO has the series finale of Rome at 9.
• At 10, NBC has a new episode of The Apprentice.
• MSNBC repeats this morning's Meet The Press at 10, if you missed it.
• Also at 10: Showtime has a new ep of The L Word.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and Without A Trace.
• ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos at 7, then a new Extreme Makeover.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 7, then new episodes of Grease: You're The One That I Want, Deal Or No Deal, and The Apprentice.
• At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then new episodes of The Winner, Family Guy, and The Winner.
• Nickelodeon has a new Zoey 101 at 8.
• Also at 8: Sundance has a new ep of Slings & Arrows.
• At 9, Sci-Fi has a new Dresden Files, then a new Battlestar Galactica.
• Food Network has a new Iron Chef America at 9, then a new Challenge.
• If you haven't seen The Sarah Silverman Program yet, Comedy Central has a marathon starting at 9.
• HBO has a new Rome at 9.
• At 10, Showtime has a new episode of The L Word.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by the Grammy Awards (featuring a Police reunion to open the show).
• ABC has a new two hour Extreme Makeover at 7, followed by new episodes of Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters.
• NBC has a new, two hour Grease: You're The One That I Want at 7, then new episodes of The Apprentice and Crossing Jordan.
• There's a new Reba on The CW at 7:30.
• At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then new eps of King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
• PBS has a new Nature at 8, then a new Masterpiece Theater.
• TBS has Ocean's Eleven at 8.
• Also at 8: Food Network has a new Emeril Live, followed by new episodes of Iron Chef America and Challenge.
• At 9, HBO has a new Rome and then a new Extras.
• Valentine's Day is one of the worst "holidays," but Lifetime has the new movie A Valentine Carol at 9.
• At 10, Showtime has a new episode of The L Word.

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• The Super Bowl officially begins at 6:30, but CBS' pre-game coverage started at noon. After the game there's a new episode of Criminal Minds.
• TBS has a My Boys marathon starting at 5.
• Animal Bowl has Puppy Bowl III all night (starts at 6).
• ABC, NBC, and FOX all have repeats all night (they don't want to compete with the game).
• At 10, HGTV has a new episode of Living With Ed.
• HBO has a new Rome at 10, followed by a new Extras.
• Also at 10: Showtime has a new episode of The L Word.
• At 11:30 (or after local news), CBS has a special Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson, with Billy Bob Thornton, Hank Williams, Jr, Gloria Estefan, Dan Marino, and Mike Ditka.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Showtime series The L Word has partnered with a group of designers to bring the "L"ements of Style to viewers. Top sportswear, jewelry and accessories designers have introduced a line of products that capitalize on the show's sexy image. Ten percent of all sales go to breast cancer research organizations.

Among the designers included in the project are Desperate Housewives' costume designer Cat Adair and Queer Eye for the Straight Girl's token lesbian Honey Labrador. (I'm going to assume that she was named by Ian Fleming.) You can make Honey model the clothes for your amusement online in an interactive fashion show. The items for sale are way more appropriate for your Portia de Rossi lesbian than your Rosie O'Donnell lesbian, but that's pretty consistent with the L Word's glam appeal. Maybe Trump could buy up all the clothes to outfit an army of femme lesbians and send them over to Rosie's house to steal her girlfriend. According to the Don, "it wouldn't be very hard."

If you're looking for another way to watch your favorite Showtime programming, and you can get past the idea of a Windows-only service that hasn't exactly been met with open arms, you can now purchase episodes of The L Word, Weeds and Sleeper Cell through Amazon's new Unbox download service. Also, as a special promotion, you can download the pilot episode of Dexter for a penny until October 25. Other shows will cost $1.99 per episode. Episodes of Penn and Teller: Bullshit!, Fat Actress and Free for All are also available, as well as championship boxing and the Dave Chappelle special For What It's Worth. Also note I'm adding this to my growing list of TV shows both free and otherwise you can find online, a post that's worth checking out once in awhile.