Following three successful seasons of Little People, Big World, the award-winning docu-series returns with new adventures beginning Monday, October 13 at 8pm ET/PT.  According to TLC, the show, which follows the lives of the Roloff family, comprised of both little and average height people, will kick off with a one-hour premiere that features dad Matt Roloff traveling to Iraq to help a family with three dwarf children in desperate need of medical attention.

The special will then roll into 20 new episodes that find the entire Roloff family as they get involved in life-changing experiences.

The third season premiere of the TLC reality series Little People, Big World earned impressive ratings for the cable network last Monday, with the 2-part opener averaging 3.06 million viewers in its 8-9pm timeslot.

The first episode earned 2.65 million viewers, 35 percent higher than viewership numbers for last season's premiere, and an average of 1.33 million adults 25-54, which is an increase of 48 percent.  The following episode performed even better, gaining 3.46 million viewers and 1.77 million adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research data.

On Tuesday, January 8, Matt Roloff, star of the TLC reality program Little People, Big World, began to fight charges of driving under the influence.  The charges are the result of his June arrest.

Both the arresting officer and the defense gave opening statements.  As part of the testimony, a sheriff's deputy from Washington county offered details regarding Roloff's failed sobriety test.

Good news for Matt Roloff fans.  Residents of Kansas will be able to catch the patriarch of the Oregon family featured on the TLC reality show Little People, Big World, as he gives a motivational speech at the 2007 Kansas State Fair, which runs from September 7-16.

"We're real excited about that," Denny Stoecklein, the fair's general manager, said during the media preview of the fair last Tuesday. "That's something really different for the fair.  It's not your traditional fair entertainment, but with the appeal of the show, we think it's something that's going to be a hit."

Despite the controversy surrounding his DUI arrest in June,
Matthew Roloff, who stars on The Learning Channel's reality series Little People, Big World, was still warmly welcomed when he came to Paducah, Kentucky just last week.

Along with Paducah natives, Eric Streit, Little People, Big World field producer, and Jeff Weaver, its executive producer, Roloff cruised the city to film several material for future use on his television series.

FOX's Portland affiliate, KPTV-TV, reported last Tuesday that Matthew Roloff, star of TLC's Little People, Big World, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants.

On June 19, the 45-year-old was stopped at 11:52pm by a deputy for failing to drive within his designated lane.  At the time of his traffic stop, Roloff was apparently driving a 2005 Chevrolet van through an incorporated area of Washington County, Oregon.