OUT of 38 new TV shows slated to debut this fall, for the first time in recent memory, none of them will be filmed in New York.

It is a surprising turn of events because Hollywood seemed to be supportive of New York in the wake of Sept. 11.

But New York – and even New York themes – are ignored on TV schedules across all six networks next season.

“Maybe there’s a perception on the part of writer/producers, who are almost all in Los Angeles, that New York is a place that you don’t want to be working in right now,” “Law & Order: SVU” executive producer Neal Baer said yesterday.

The failure to pick up any shows that are produced here hurts even more this year because two New York-based shows, the ABC comedy “The Job” and CBS’ “The Education of Max Bickford,” were cancelled last week.

Union officials say there are no upcoming TV projects to replace them.

The networks yesterday were defensive when asked about why none decided to buy any new shows produced in New York.

“It was the luck of the draw,” said CBS chairman and CEO Les Moonves, whose network added seven new series – all to be produced in L.A. – to its schedule next season.

“The fact is, we produce five one-hour dramas in New York, more than any other network. It just happens that with the current shows that we picked up none of them were based in New York,” said NBC entertainment president Jeff Zucker.

“It never crossed our minds,” said ABC entertainment president Susan Lyne. “It just happened that with the series we picked up, there are very few shows that made the argument to shoot in New York.”

Adding insult to injury, only two of the new shows is even set in New York.

Plenty of TV shows have been set in New York, but made in L.A. – including “Friends,” “Seinfeld” and “NYPD Blue.”

This fall, add the new ABC sitcom “Less than Perfect” – a sort-of “Bridget Jones’ Diary” show set at a network news show – and a remake of the 1960s comedy “Family Affair” – about a rich Manhattanite and his stuffy butler who are suddenly put in charge of the two young kids.

Worse, at least two of the new shows – “Everwood” on the WB and “Keen Eddie,” a mid-season Fox show – actually feature characters picking up and leaving New York to start new lives elsewhere.

One ray of sunshine remains – a proposed drama for sometime next year called “Queens Supreme,” whose pilot was shot at the old Queens courthouse in Long Island City.

The series, produced by Julia Roberts’ film company, will be shot in the borough.