ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION’S PRESS.

TELEVISION

Zeroing in on Guns: “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf, TV academy Chairman Meryl Marshall and Brian Dyak, president of the nonprofit Entertainment Industries Council, will co-chair a Nov. 4 TV and film industry meeting aimed at obtaining “a commitment from the creative community to deal with gun violence responsibly and reinforce the prevention of injury through accurate portrayals of proper gun usage, storage, parental responsibility and safety.” The meeting, at the Beverly Hills Hotel, will feature program creators, physicians and researchers. “The entertainment industry can help build in the public’s mind, and in the mind of public policymakers, that there truly are strategies that can be implemented to prevent gun violence and injuries,” said Dyak, noting that his group agreed to look at the issue because films and TV are believed to play an influential role in public attitudes.

PEOPLE

Power List: Who’s up, who’s down in Hollywood? On Monday, Entertainment Weekly hits newsstands with its list of the “101 Most Powerful People in Entertainment,” but for a preview: For the first time in 10 years, two names top the list: Sumner Redstone, chairman and chief executive of Viacom Inc., and Mel Karmazin, chief executive at CBS Corp. In September, in the largest transaction in media history, the two companies agreed to merge in a deal valued at nearly $37 billion in stock. The duo topple Oprah Winfrey, who slides to sixth place. Julia Roberts moves up from 37th to eighth. Writer-producer David E. Kelley, who made television history in September with his twin Emmy win--in comedy for “Ally McBeal” and in drama for “The Practice”--jumps from 44th to ninth.

POP/ROCK

Been There, Done That: Bruce Springsteen continued his practice of juggling his concert song selection Thursday at Staples Center, performing seven songs that he hadn’t performed in the first two shows of his four-night engagement, which ends tonight. The new tunes were “Don’t Look Back,” which opened the three-hour set, “Adam Raised a Cain,” “Atlantic City,” “Because the Night,” “Racing in the Streets,” “This Hard Land” and “Growin’ Up.” This brings to 41 the number of different songs he and the E Street Band have performed at Staples.

QUICK TAKES

ABC has delayed the return of “NYPD Blue” until Jan. 11 but will keep the show in its Tuesday time slot. The current occupant, “Once and Again,” will stay on through December and move to Mondays in January. . . . CBS has canceled “Work With Me,” a new sitcom starring Nancy Travis and Kevin Pollak, after just four telecasts. The network will air reruns of “King of Queens” and “Everybody Loves Raymond” in the show’s Wednesday time slot the next two weeks. . . . UPN’s wrestling show “WWF Smackdown!” pinned down its biggest audience yet Thursday, attracting 7.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen estimates. That was good enough for third place in its time slot, beating the new ABC drama “Wasteland” and Fox’s comedy “Action”. . . . Bob Barker, 75, who underwent surgery last month to clear a blockage in a carotid artery, will return to work Monday on “The Price Is Right.” The new episodes begin airing Nov. 19 on CBS. . . . CBS’ “60 Minutes” reaches a milestone on Sunday when it airs its 3,000th original segment: an Ed Bradley interview with presidential candidate Bill Bradley. . . . L.A. radio veteran Nancy Leichter has been promoted to vice president and general manager at KKBT-FM (92.3 “The Beat”). . . . A “spirit-lifting day” is being offered today from noon to 5 p.m. by TRIP Dance Theatre at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga Canyon, featuring Charlie Campagna & Musicians, Native American drummers and various bands.