Strike? What strike?

Broadcast networks are trying to put the best face on their winter prime-time schedules with promos touting all the new programming that's on the way in '08. True, there will be reality shows galore, but there are also plenty of scripted series premiering in the next month despite the writers' strike. Viewers just won't see a lot of their established favorites.

With new episodes of network hits dwindling (the last new "Grey's Anatomy" is slated for Jan. 10) or exhausted ("The Office," "Big Bang Theory"), networks are turning to midseason replacements.

January is often a time for these series to premiere but so is March. Most networks aren't waiting until March this year, opting instead to put all their stockpiled shows on the table as soon as possible in a gambit to preserve the illusion that everything is fine.

And when will these shows run out of episodes? By March in most cases.

If the writers' strike continues, that's when viewers will really start to notice the dearth of new scripted programming. Until then, content yourself with these new series, both scripted and unscripted:

• "How to Look Good Naked" (9 p.m. Jan. 4, Lifetime): Provocative title for just another reality show. This one features Carson Kressley ("Queer Eye for the Straight Guy") as a host who tries to convince women of all shapes and sizes that they can look good without extreme dieting or cosmetic surgery.

• "Cashmere Mafia" (previews at 10 p.m. Jan. 6, ABC; time slot premiere 10 p.m. Jan. 9): Four women who are best friends try to balance their high-power executive jobs with their personal lives. Call it "Sex & the City: The Sequel" or maybe "Lipstick Jungle" (see below).

• "Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann" (8 p.m. Jan. 7, ABC): "Dancing With the Stars" judges/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba will battle one another by each selecting a team of amateur performers who can dance and sing. Their two teams will then compete, with viewers as the judges.

• "Parking Wars" (10 p.m. Jan. 8, A&E): Sounds more like a parody of a reality show, but it's just a reality show about the daily beat of Philadelphia's meter maids.

• "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (previews 8 p.m. Jan. 13, Fox; time slot premiere 9 p.m. Jan. 14): The "Terminator" movies come to TV with this series set after "T2" and following Sarah (Lena Headey) and son John (Thomas Dekker) as they evade evil robots from the future.

• "Breaking Bad" (10 p.m. Jan. 20, AMC): The network that brought us "Mad Men" brings us another mad man. Bryan Cranston ("Malcolm in the Middle") stars as a high school chemistry teacher who teams with a former student to convert an RV into a rolling meth lab in a bid to secure his family's financial future.

• "Hollywood Residential" (10:30 p.m. Jan. 23, Starz): A struggling actor (Adam Paul) who appears on a home makeover show tries to improve his career prospects.

• "In Treatment" (9:30 p.m. Jan. 28, HBO): A psychotherapist (Gabriel Byrne) treats his patients while confronting his own issues in this half-hour series that airs a new episode every weeknight. Each day of the week is devoted to different patients who return week after week for their sessions with Dr. Weston. Michelle Forbes ("Battlestar Galactica: Razor") plays the doctor's wife.

• "Eli Stone" (10 p.m. Jan. 31, ABC): A San Francisco lawyer who represents soul-crushing corporations, Eli Stone (Jonny Lee Miller) begins having visions and discovers, yes, it is a tumor, and an inoperable one at that. Could he also be a prophet? And how will this change his outlook on life? Greg Berlanti ("Everwood," "Brothers & Sisters") is an executive producer.

• "Welcome to The Captain" (8:30 p.m. Feb. 4, CBS): An aspiring filmmaker (Fran Kranz, "The TV Set") moves into the building where his best friend (Chris Klein, "American Pie) lives and meets the other tenants, played by Jeffrey Tambor ("Arrested Development"), Raquel Welch and Joanna Garcia ("Reba").

• "Lipstick Jungle" (10 p.m. Feb. 7, NBC): Three women who are best friends try to balance their high-power executive jobs with their personal lives. Call it "Sex & the City: The Sequel" or maybe "Cashmere Mafia" (see above).

• "The Baby Borrowers" (8 p.m. Feb. 18, NBC): Based on a British reality show, couples ages 18-20 get on the fast track to adulthood with jobs, homes and children. Yes, sometimes the young couples are given babies (6-11 months old) to care for; other times they have to parent toddlers or pre-teens.

• "Quarterlife" (9 p.m. Feb. 18, NBC): This series from the executive producers of "Once and Again" has been airing in small chunks on MySpace.com, but it will air in one-hour episodes on NBC, following a young woman (Bitsie Tulloch) who talks about her life in a video blog.

• "New Amsterdam" (9 p.m. Feb. 22, Fox): John Amsterdam (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is a New York homicide detective with a perk that might allow him to skip the bullet-proof vest: He's immortal!

• "Oprah's Big Give" (9 p.m. March 2, ABC): Oprah Winfrey's production company is making this feel-good reality show, where contestants compete to see who can give away the most money.

• Returning series include: "Law & Order" (Wednesday, NBC), "Power of 10" (Wednesday, CBS), "The Apprentice" (Jan. 10, NBC), "1 Vs. 100" (Jan. 4, NBC), "The Wire" (Jan. 6, HBO), "The L Word" (Jan. 6, Showtime), "Medium" (Jan. 7, NBC), "One Tree Hill" (Jan. 8, The CW), "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (Jan. 9, NBC), "Kyle XY" (Jan. 14, ABC Family), "10 Items or Less" (Jan. 15, TBS), "Reno 911" (Jan. 16, Comedy Central), "Head Case" (Jan. 23, Starz), "Lost" (Jan. 31, ABC), "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (Feb. 4, CBS), "Survivor" (Feb. 7, CBS), "Jericho" (Feb. 12, CBS), "Big Brother" (Feb. 12, CBS), "Dancing With the Stars" (March 17, ABC) and "The Bachelor" (March 17, ABC).

Court TV changes its name to Tru TV Tuesday. The name change will be reflected in the Jan. 1 daily grids and in the Jan. 6 issue of the Post-Gazette's TV Week.

Also, The N, which has aired a teen block on Noggin, will get its own channel at 6 p.m. Monday, replacing Nick GAS on many systems.

Noggin will air on Comcast Channel 131 and on Channel 148 in most former Adelphia systems. The N will air on Comcast Channel 133 and on Channel 152 in most former Adelphia systems.

On satellite, DirecTV will continue to carry Noggin on Channel 298 with The N on Channel 303. DISH Network will maintain a single network on Channel 169 with programming from The N airing 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Armstrong will continue to carry Noggin on Channel 400 with The N replacing Nick GAS on Channel 402.

Armstrong has launched new HD channels, including CNN HD (Channel 115), Outdoor Channel HD (Channel 171), USA HD (Channel 122), Sci Fi HD (Channel 123) and Bravo HD (Channel 132).

It used to be that KDKA-TV would win in household ratings, but WPXI or WTAE would more often dominate in the demographic ratings used to set future ad rates. But in November, KDKA was tops in women ages 25-54 at noon, 5 and 6 p.m. WPXI tied KDKA in women 25-54 at 11 p.m. KDKA won in persons at 5 and 11 p.m.

At 6 a.m., WPXI and WTAE were up year-to-year in both demo categories. KDKA was flat. At 5 p.m., WPXI and WTAE declined in both categories, while KDKA was flat in persons but improved among women viewers.

At 10 p.m. WPGH and WPCW both saw demo decreases. At 11 p.m., all stations held steady from a year ago, except for KDKA, which was up one point in persons.

The weekly online TV Q&A is on break for the holidays. It will return on Jan. 4.