James Caldwell at PWTorch is reporting that RAW averaged a 3.5 rating and 5.26 million viewers for last night’s broadcast.

Going unapposed by football for the first time since the NFL season began and boasting a Wrestlemania Main Event rematch, the numbers went up 5.0 percent from last week. Comparisons from 5 and 10 weeks ago also show considerable spikes, and had an 11.3 percent jump in the males 18-49 demographic.

Caldwell also reports that last week’s Smackdown broke their own record for the highest rating in MyNetworkTV history with a 2.2, which adds up to 3.90 million viewers.

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