Showcase is putting the first three seasons of Queer as Folk and the latest, fifth run of The L Word online. The channel announced Monday that the new episodes of the Showtime lesbian drama will be made available online one day after they run on the channel, starting Jan. 17. The eps will remain online for the rest of the year.

The North American version of Queer as Folk, meanwhile, will see its first three seasons go online at www.showcase.ca/queer. The first seven went online Monday, to be followed by one additional episode per week.