The reason why lesbian or f/f shows get low viewerships or cancelled are because lesbians are the only ones watching it and we are a small miniority. Most bisexual women prefer m/m romances over f/f romances because they have low same-sex attraction and have a fetish for gay males. So it’s mostly lesbians tuning in and there is a small number of us.
Remember when ‘First Kill’ a lesbian vampire show got released on netflix and it was the most watched show for a while then heartstopper was released and first kill WAS STILL THE MOST WATCHED but then heartstopper got three more seasons? It’s because heartstopper had a more dedicated fanbase mainly of fujoshis. I’ve only seen a handful of gay men watch heartstopper, it’s mainly women tuning in. But people don’t show up in the same way for f/f romances and they don’t have as much of a dedicated fanbase. Heated rivalry is already renewed for a second season even though the first hasn’t finished because of how popular it is among women.
A league of their own? Cancelled. I’m not okay with this? Cancelled. F/f shows don’t always pull in the same massive numbers m/m shows do which makes studios think these stories aren’t wanted. And we all know why m/m shows get more views. It’s a combo of women and gay men, but mostly women because these are usually made by women and targeted at women.
Shoutout to thai gls and k-dramas for their f/f romances though, this seems to be more of a problem for western media.
This isn’t gay men’s fault I want to make that clear. I’m happy gay romances are being made more frequently, it’s just a shame how women are the driving force behind it and gay men themselves aren’t the target audience for it.
Men watch lesbian porn but women are more likely to watch these rauchy gay romances. It’s two sides of the same coin because fetishism is the driving force behind it.