David Letterman had his second-highest ratings of the year last night thanks to Barack Obama's appearance. [THR]
MTV can credit Britney Spears for the 19 percent boost in viewers for this year's VMAs. [LAT/Show Tracker]
Michael Phelps says he's more nervous hosting Saturday Night Live than he was at the Olympics. In other SNL news, Lorne Michaels says he's trying to get Tina Fey to play Sarah Palin. [People, B&C]
NBC has sold "a dozen or so" ads for the Superbowl for $3 million each. [AdAge]
Vanity Fair posted its Lance Armstrong interview online (which revealed he planned to return to cycling) after the info leaked on Monday. [Silicon Alley Insider]
James Truman has something to say about the magazine business, but since it's really long and Truman hasn't been relevant since, oh, 2004, we didn't bother to read it. But feel free. [io9 via NYO]
