Checking in with JARED PADALECKI

There may not be much that’s supernatural about it, but Jared Padalecki’s current series is giving him another healthy television run.

A reboot of Chuck Norris’s long-running “Walker, Texas Ranger,” The CW’s “Walker” is one of the few shows that has survived under the network’s new ownership. With its fourth season beginning Wednesday, April 3, Padalecki continues to executive produce the series as he returns to his role as the title lawman whose widower-father status gives him much to deal with beyond the crimes that he and his Austin-area associates set out to solve.

Continuing co-stars include Mitch Pileggi (“The X-Files”) and Molly Hagan (“Herman’s Head”) as Walker’s parents; Violet Brinson (“Sharp Objects”) and Kale Culley (“Black-ish”) as his children; Keegan Allen (“Pretty Little Liars”) as Walker’s brother, Liam; Odette Annable (“Supergirl”) as his girlfriend, Geri; and Coby Bell (“The Game”) as his ex-partner-turned-Texas Rangers chief. Appearing on a recurring basis is Padalecki’s wife, Genevieve (“Supernatural”), as Walker’s late spouse.

How much longer “Walker” will last is a real question, given The CW’s known aim of reducing production costs, but current programming president Brad Schwartz — who maintains “Walker” has attained that goal — has indicated that Season 4 might not be the end of the show if its ratings continue to perform well. Even if it does go on, though, it would be a very long shot to speculate that it will last as long for Padalecki as “Supernatural,” which ran for 15 seasons, the first being on the then-WB Network, then the other 14 on The CW.

Padalecki’s familiarity and popularity with that outlet’s audience allowed him to move directly from “Supernatural” into “Walker,” but it also didn’t hurt that the Walker character’s name was well established with viewers from the earlier Norris show, which ran for eight seasons. Time will tell whether the current “Walker” still has years to go, but Padalecki can keep calling The CW his TV home for now.