`JAG' REFILES TWO ACTION EPISODES

Memorial Day weekend signals the beginning of summer for most folks, including network schedulers. Tonight's prime-time schedule is a model of recycling.

Of course, the repeat season may present opportunities to catch up. Hey, if you didn't see a show the first time, it's not really a repeat.

CBS offers viewers a pair of "JAG" episodes at 8 and 9. This series, which moved from NBC to CBS last season, combines action with legal drama. The big push this year was to add a touch of reality by using computers to put Lt. Cmdr. Harmon Rabb (David James Elliott) in scenes with real-life world leaders and famous personalities. In tonight's first episode, for instance, he receives a medal from President Clinton. Later, Rabb goes after a former Marine who has become the head of a small but determined militia group that has stolen the Declaration of Independence. The timely subject matter is diminished by a comic-book action ending that stretches the imagination. At 9 (the series' new time slot), Rabb risks his life to find out the cause of the crash of an F-14. Squadron members believe they have been cursed because of their role in the bombing of a Iraqi mosque during Operation Desert Storm. Highlights "Boy Meets World," ABC at 8:30: Eric (Will Friedle) figures that by pretending to be a Harvard man he'll get on MTV's "Singled Out" and date a hot college girl. "Singled Out" co-host Chris Hardwick guest stars. Repeat. "Dateline NBC," NBC at 9: Keith Morrison reports on the enduring appeal of roller coasters and why so many people still love to be scared sick. "Millennium," FOX at 9: Black (Lance Henriksen) suspects that the man who committed a series of horrendous murders could not possibly be responsible. Repeat. "Nash Bridges," CBS at 10: Geraldo Rivera guest-stars as himself as Bridges (Don Johnson) searches for the stolen antidote to a deadly virus. Repeat. Cable Calls "Heathers" (1989), COM at 8: Winona Ryder, Shannen Doherty and Christian Slater shine as teenagers in a clique-obsessed high school where teen suicide and murder mix. The dark comedy by director Michael Lehmann was an instant cult hit, thanks to Ryder's swell performance as an outsider who falls in with the snooty crowd. Slater is fun to watch as he practically imitates Jack Nicholson throughout the movie. "Hollywood Commandos," AMC at 5 and 9:30: Ron Reagan Jr. hosts this documentary on the Hollywood professionals who served in the Army's 1st Motion Picture Unit. Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable, William Holden and Ronald Reagan were among the stars who joined directors, writers and technicians who produced films that inspired the troops. A rich sample of their work as well as behind-the-scenes interviews spark this hour. "Motel Hell" (1980), TNT at 8:30: You could go out to dinner with friends. You could finish off a neglected household project. You could read a book. Or you could veg out in front of the tube, watching a really bad movie. Here's our candidate. Rory Calhoun stars in this horror comedy about a motel owner and his wife who serve up sausage with a unique flavor. Their guests check in, but they don't check out. Cast includes famed radio personality Wolfman Jack. Talk Time "Tonight," NBC at 11:35: Bill Maher ("Politically Incorrect"), former Sen. Bob Dole and Calaveras County frog-jumping champ Butch Alves. "Late Show With David Letterman," CBS at 11:35: Jason Alexander ("Seinfeld"), actor Griffin Dunne and musician Sammy Hagar. "Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher," ABC at 12:35 a.m.: Taylor Dayne. "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," NBC at 12:35 a.m.: Actor Matthew Broderick and musical guest Jimmy Vivino.

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