NEWS BRIEF: William Roache Returns to 'Corrie', Teresa Castillo Back at 'General Hospital', John Partridge Covers Dolly Parton
* People who watch shows like Mad Men or The Walking Dead are far more likely to do so by recording it on a digital video recorder and watching it later, skipping over the ads as they do so, than viewers of other shows, according to research by digital video recorder maker TiVo. Viewers of Madison Avenue drama Mad Men , for instance, skip 73% of the ads. Similarly, 66% of ads during The Walking Dead are skipped. * Coronation Street's Ken Barlow (William Roache) returns from Canada this week and is shocked to find out that his son Peter is in prison on remand for Tina McIntyre's murder. Said Roache: "Ken is really happy to be back, he has had a great time in Canada, he's used the time to do things he loves doing, he has started writing poetry and become a vegetarian, things which he immediately gets stick about on his return from Deirdre and Tracy. But he wouldn't want it any other way." * Thursday, August 21 marks the return of Sabrina to General ...