NEW episodes of “The Sopranos” will begin airing in early March, HBO said yesterday.

HBO also confirmed dates for the return of two of its other best-loved shows.

First, the final eight episodes of “Sex and the City” – starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristen Davis and Kim Cattrall as four sexy, stylish and outspoken Manhattanites – will begin on Sunday, Jan. 4, at 9 p.m.

At 9:30 that same evening, it’s the long-awaited debut of new episodes of Larry David’s acclaimed sitcom, “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

And then on Sunday, March 7, at 9 p.m., “The Sopranos” – starring James Gandolfini as the head of two dysfunctional families, his own and the New Jersey mob family he runs – will finally return to begin its fifth season.