♦  Not surprisingly, ratings for SNL this past weekend exceeded expectations. Some 10 million people tuned in for Tina Fey's Sarah Palin skit. [WSJ, THR]
♦  Michelle Obama will appear on Jon Stewart on Wednesday. [HuffPo]
♦  Beverly Hills Chihuahua took the top spot at the weekend box office with $29 million. [Mojo]
♦  Joe Hagan takes a long look at the Times-owning Sulzbergers in this week's issue of New York. [NYM]
♦  AdAge has released its list of the 10 best magazines. [AdAge]
♦  Campbell Brown is working out nicely for CNN: Ratings are substantially higher than they were for Paula Zahn and she's beating Keith Olbermann most nights, too. [NYT]
♦  Ratings for Desperate Housewives continue to decline. [TVDecoder]
♦  HBO's Entourage has been renewed for a sixth season. [THR]