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Supernatural ran for an astounding 15 seasons and now, series star Jared Padalecki has returned to The CW in a very different series, Walker. Will this new show also be a success for the network? Will Walker be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
An action series, Walker stars Jared Padalecki, Lindsey Morgan, Keegan Allen, Mitch Pileggi, Molly Hagan, Violet Brinson, Kale Culley, Coby Bell, and Jeff Pierre. It’s a reboot of the long-running Walker, Texas Ranger TV show from the 1990s. In the current story, Texas Ranger Cordell Walker (Padalecki) is a widower and father with his own moral code. He returns home to Austin, Texas after being undercover for nearly a year and discovers there’s harder work to be done at home. He tries to reconnect with his son (Culley) and daughter (Brinson), as well as his brother (Allen), mother (Hagan), and father (Pileggi). At work, Walker’s former colleague is now his Ranger Captain (Bell) and he has a new partner (Morgan), one of the first women in Texas Rangers’ history. Walker tries to balance all the new details in his old life while growing increasingly suspicious about the circumstances surrounding the death of his wife (Genevieve Padalecki).
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
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What do you think? Do you like the Walker TV series on The CW? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
*2/3/21 update: Walker has been renewed for a second season on The CW.
In this table it says, Walker had 1.334 mio. viewers with -20%, in the main table it says 1,37 mio viewers with -18%. Which one is correct?
The daily ratings posts represent the preliminary fast affiliate numbers. They are also posted here and noted with an asterisk. When the final ratings are released, they replace the preliminary numbers here and the asterisk is removed.
Also the main table is the season averages. The Walker page shows the actual episode ratings.
It’s heartbreakingly awful. Clearly, “Sam’s Girls” and Supernatural fans gave this show its initial bump. Sad to say our family saw episode 1 and still have the next four episodes sitting in the DVR. We’re trying so hard not to give up on Jared, but we just don’t think we can sit through another one. He picked the wrong coattails to ride. It’s absurd to put Jared Padalecki in such an iconic role and expect him to be able to make it work. Chuck Norris IS Walker, Texas Ranger. (Ooooooh, I’ll bet he’s mad!) Maybe Jared should have played a… Read more »
Great show
How many times is the female ranger going to say “as a female Latina ranger”
Average acting in the lead, trite storytelling. Not disappointed because it was foreseeable.
The ratings are dropping with each episode. It’s the same old same old, by the numbers show. Why on earth has it got a second season already?
The show is trite at best. Riding on the coat tails of Supernateral, I was expecting Jared’s new show to be so much better.
What an overactive disappointment.
Love the show it is very dynamic and must see tv
Do not like Walker at all
I like the show! I like that it’s family based and love Jared and the rest of the cast. I know it’s new and will take some time for others maybe but he will have my support always! Been a fan for years, will continue to support! Thanks!!
what channel is cw on for direct tv ?
The show is a hit out of the gate due to Jared Padalecki’s fan base for SUPERNATRAL – simple as that.
I was looking forward to it but found it unbelievably slow.
I want to like this show but perhaps its way to soon after Supernatural and how the two main chsracters worked so well together this show is like watching paint dry. Unfortunately if it does get getter quickly I ‘m out.
If Chuck Norris was dead, he would be spinning in his grave. The new Walker is a basic insecure wimpy, stereotypical dysfunctional household show. I’d rather watch Chuck Norris’ Walker Texas Ranger. Younger people may like the non-tough clueless guy. No, I will not be watching.