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WHAT YOU’LL BE WATCHING

Don’t look now, but fall is a little more than a month away.

And, like any new class of kids just starting school, the new fall shows have their promising few — and the ones that will be lucky to make it through the year.

PHOTOS: 6 Sure-Fire Fall Shows

The TV experts — meaning anyone who’s had a chance to see the new shows before you, guys like advertising agency execs and TV critics — are starting to talk about the new shows.

Here’s a loose, don’t-hold-us-to-it consensus on the ones they like:

“Glee” (Fox)

Comedy about a high school choir in Ohio aired a sneak-preview in May (after the “Idol” finale) and pulled a huge audience. Can a weekly TV musical make it?

“I like ‘Glee’s’ chances,” says Bill Gorman of tvbythenumbers.com. “I like where it is in Fox’s schedule — it’s up against ‘Law & Order: SVU’ and ‘NCIS: LA’ — so there’s no [viewer] overlap.”

“The Good Wife” (CBS)

Drama about the wife (Julianna Margulies) of a disgraced politician — hello, Silda Spitzer — who tries putting her shattered life back together by restarting her legal career.

“The premise is such a natural,” a Variety writer gushed. “Margulies plays her vulnerability and insecurity and anger at her husband just right in the pilot .”

“NCIS: LA” (CBS)

Spinoff from the “NCIS” mothership, with LL Cool J and Chris O’Donnell as special agents tracking the bad guys.

“It’s what CBS does best and is airing behind ‘NCIS,'” says Gorman. “It will be the top-rated new show of the fall.” Strong words.

“Three Rivers” (CBS)

Medical drama about organ recipients, donors and surgeons at the country’s leading transplant hospital. No big stars, but plenty of panting praise.

“It’s the type of traditional drama CBS has done well with,” says Rash, “and … it’s a drama with endless storylines. It could make some traction on Sunday night.”

“Modern Family” (ABC)

Sitcom starring fave Ed O’Neill (“Married With Children”), follows a diverse family as it is filmed for a Dutch reality show.

“It’s a post-modern look, not just at the family structure but at family sitcoms and is particularly well-written,” says Campbell Mithun media analyst John Rash. “There are some laugh-out-loud moments for a non-laugh-track show.”

“The Jay Leno Show” (NBC)

The former “Tonight Show” host moves to 10 p.m. weeknights — and tries to replicate his late-night success.

“Regardless of the outcome, from a commercial and cultural shift, the move of Leno from late night to prime time will be the most buzzworthy event of the fall,” says Rash, who also runs the TV site rashreport.com. “But it may not be the most highly rated.”