'The Devil's Whore', starring Andrea Riseborough and John Simm, follows the story of a young woman abandoned as a child by her fanatical mother and haunted by apparitions of the devil.
The first part of the four-part series netted 2.7m viewers and an 11.9% share of the 9pm-10pm audience. Including Channel 4+1 figures it reached 2.8m viewers.
ITV1's football coverage of England's 2-1 triumph in a friendly tie with old enemy Germany pulled in 7.2m viewers and a 30.9% share of the 7.30pm-10.15pm audience.
Manager Fabio Capello claimed that the match, which saw England fans celebrating thanks to goals from Matthew Upson and John Terry, proved England could compete against the best teams in the world.
'Crimewatch' drew 4m viewers and a 16.6% share of the 9pm-10pm audience to BBC One as Kirsty Young and the team re-appealed for help with the first ever case featured on the show, that of a have-a-go hero who was shot when he tried to foil a robbery.
BBC Two's US import 'Heroes', starring Adrian Pasdar and Milo Ventimiglia, pulled in 2m viewers and an 8.1% share of the 9pm-9.45pm audience.
The second part of Five's 'Dangerous Adventures for Boys', featuring Vic Reeves and his ten-year-old son taking charge of a 145ft tall ship, attracted 746,000 viewers and a 3.1% share of the 9pm-10pm audience.