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Also, T.V. critic David Bianculli reviews tonights "Frontline" about Lee Harvey Oswald.

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews the new movie "I love Trouble", starring Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte.

Boogie-woogie pianist MARCIA BALL performs. Ball lives in Austin, Texas, where she is known as the Queen of the Keyboards and a pioneer of the vibrant Rhythm and Blues scene there. (REBROADCAST FROM 4

Sociology professor JOHN GAGNON co-authored the new book "Sex in America: A Definitive Survey" (Little, Brown). This two year study overturns common beliefs about sexual practices in America, and finds that "the public image of sex in America bears virtually no relationship to the truth." GAGNON claims that this study is more representative of the population because they used a scientifically selected group, instead of a random sample.

Tribute to Randy Shiltz who died of AIDS.

2: Veteran rhythm and blues singer LA VERNE BAKER. She had a series of hits in the 50s, among them "Bumblebee," and "Jim Dandy to the Rescue." Her latest recordings are "The Blue Side of Rock and Roll," and "Woke Up This Morning."

TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews two new TV series: ABC''s "The Byrds of Paradise" and CBS''s "The Road Home." He says both are products of this year''s trend--Family Values on TV.

2: Merchant Seaman CAPTAIN RUDOLPH PATZERT. In 1947 he captained a ship that was part of a clandestine effort by the Jewish underground to smuggle Holocaust survivors into Palestine. Palestine at that time was under British rule, and a British air and sea blockade prevented immigration to the country. PATZERT's ship, the Paducah, was a 45 year-old rundown converted gunboat, his crew inexperienced; and they were thwarted every step of the way: British intelligence hounded them, preventing them from refueling and rewatering. PATZERT and his crew performed "midnight requisition." Eventually PATZERT, his crew and almost 1400 passengers were captured and sent to prison camps on Cyrpus. PATZERT has written an account of their odyssey, "Running the Palestine Blockade: The last Voyage of the Paducah." (Naval Institute).

JOHN GAGNON interview continues. REV.: TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the season premiere of "NYPD Blue."

Novelist TIM O'BRIEN has been called "one of our most eloquent writers about Vietnam" (Playboy). "In the Lake of the Woods" (Houghton Mifflin / Seymour Lawrence) is his new novel about a man whose involvement in the war is much like O'BRIEN's. The character was at the My Lai massacre, as was O'BRIEN, and they shared a need to be accepted which drove many of their actions in the war.

Speech Therapist SAM CHWAT. Chwat's New York Speech Improvement Services attracts 200 to 250 clients a week. He taught Robert DeNiro how to gain an Appalachian accent for his role in "Cape Fear." Julia Roberts sought him out to relearn her southern drawl for "Steel Magnolias." He helped another southerner, Andie McDowell, after her lines for "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan" were dubbed by Glenn Close. In addition to the stars, Chwat assists people in business, politics, and communications to lose their accents and or to learn Standard American English.

Actor DAVID PAYMER received an Oscar nomination for his role in "Mr. Saturday Night." He's now starring in the new movie "Quiz Show." He plays Dan Enright, the villain producer who rigs the show "Twenty-One."