Ratings: Really High Times for Earl and Office

Where to begin? Lotsa Thursday ratings headlines to share:8 pm• Up 900K from the previous week, My Name Is Earl (10.9 million) drew its largest audience since March 23, 2006. Similarly, lead-out The Office (10.18 mil) turned in its best numbers since Jan. 12 of last year. • Ugly Betty (13.42 million total viewers), up 1.8 mil week-to-week, and had its best outing since Nov. 2.• Smallville (4.62 mil) had its best showing since Nov. 16. That Clana scene? Killed. Me.9 pm• Though opposite a CSI repeat, Grey's Anatomy (22.9 million) was actually down 1.4 mil from its last fresh outing. Me, I choose to blame snooze-inducing Mer/estranged father scenes.• Scrubs (7.82 mil) was up a half-mil, while 30 Rock (6.06 mil) had its best numbers since Dec. 7.• Supernatural (3.21 mil) delivered its biggest draw since Nov. 2.10 pm• An audience of 12.06 million turned out for Kerry Weaver's farewell (see related Q&A), giving ER a 1.18 mil boost and an easy win ove...