BBC Two's Bloomsbury Set drama Life in Squares opened with an audience of just under 2m last night (July 27), according to overnight data.
The three-part series - starring Lydia Leonard as Virginia Woolf alongside James Norton and Phoebe Fox - debuted to 1.85m (9.3%) at 9pm.
Earlier in the evening, University Challenge brought in 2.66m (12.4%) for the channel at 8pm - the highest-rated primetime programme outside of soaps - with 2.2m (10.4%) for Only Connect at 8.30pm. The latest episode of reality TV competition Hair screened to 644k (3.9%) at 10pm.
Elsewhere, ITV's police documentary Rookies ended with an audience of 2.65m (13.4%) last night at 9pm, with 2.38m (11.1%) tuning in for Vet School at 8pm.
On BBC One, The Housing Enforcers led the night outside of soaps with 3.43m (17.6%) at 7pm, followed by 2.03m (9.5%) for Panorama at 8pm. At 9pm, Britain at the Bookies was down slightly on last week with 2.11m (10.6%).
Channel 4's highest-rated programme in primetime was Food Unwrapped with 1.35m (6.3%) at 8pm. 24 Hours in Police Custody aired to 1.32m (6.6%) at 9pm, while How to Get a Council House continued with 900k (6.1%) at 10pm.
Ben Fogle's documentary New Lives in the Wild had a strong debut on Channel 5 with 1.78m (9%) at 9pm, preceded by Stop! Roadworks Ahead at 8pm with 798k (3.7%).
