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By WALT BELCHER

The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 14, 2008

TAMPA - Reality, wrestling and some intriguing cable dramas are scattered across the TV landscape this fall, in addition to what the major broadcast networks have to offer.

The cable networks are getting into the autumn fray with some impressive results. TNT's new Steven Bochco legal drama, "Raising the Bar," debuted Sept. 1 to record ratings.

USA will add "The Starter Wife" on Oct. 10. Based on a miniseries that aired last year, it stars Debra Messing ("Will & Grace") as a Hollywood divorcee.

Also already up and running on Tuesday nights is the final season of FX's gritty cop show, "The Shield." The network also added a Wednesday night drama about a biker gang, "Sons of Anarchy."

Coming back on Thursday is FX's barroom buddies comedy, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

ABC Family's new fall series is "Greek," a comedy-drama about the frats and sorority sisters at fictitious Cyrus-Rhodes University. It airs Tuesday nights.

Meanwhile, HBO has launched Alan Ball's vampire drama, "True Blood," on Sundays alongside a new season of "Entourage." The pay cable network also will add the outrageous British skit comedy series "Little Britain USA" and the adult animated comedy "The Life and Times of Tim," both on Sept. 28.

Also Sept. 28, Showtime will launch new seasons of the offbeat Michael C. Hall series, "Dexter," and the David Duchovny sex comedy, "Californication." And Starz gets into the series game on Oct. 17 with "Crash," based on the 2005 Oscar-winning film.

The fledgling MyNetworkTV (seen in Tampa on WTTA, Channel 38) adds "WWE SmackDown!" to Fridays beginning Oct. 3. It formerly aired on The CW.

MyNetworkTV also has a reality slate that includes "Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed"; a clip show, "Funniest Moments"; and new seasons of "Jail" and "Street Patrol."

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