Five's three back-to-back Uefa cup ties earned it around 9% of the audience between 3.45pm and 10pm, but its new US series 'Californation' starring David Duchovny as a troubled writer continues to languish despite critical praise. Last night's episode only managed a 4.8% share, with 715,000 viewers.
The 9pm battle between BBC One and ITV1 was decisively won for the former by new Jimmy McGovern six-part drama series 'The Street', which was watched by 5.7m and earned 26% share.
ITV1 pulled in 2.8m viewers and a 12.7% share with a genetics documentary that showed celebrities including John Barnes and Toby Anstis finding out their chances of developing a range of afflictions including heart disease and Alzheimer's.