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Bar Rescue

Sun, Jul 17, 2011
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Synopsis

Jon Taffer is the Gordon Ramsay of the bar and nightclub business. In each episode, Taffer helps transform a struggling bar into a vibrant, profitable business, utilizing his expertise as a nightlife consultant

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Cast

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  • Jon Taffer
    Jon Taffer
    as Self
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Episodes

10 seasons · 300 episodes

Running · 300 aired
Season 1
10 episodes · 10 aired
▾
  • E1
    Fallen Angels
    Aired · Mon, Jul 18, 2011 · 60m

    It's up to Jon to save a failing biker bar that's become more strip club than cocktail lounge thanks to its rowdy clientele.

  • E2
    Downey's and Out
    Aired · Mon, Jul 25, 2011 · 60m

    In order to save a failing Irish pub in Philadelphia, Jon must reinvigorate its owner, who was once a star chef.

  • E3
    Shabby Abbey
    Aired · Mon, Aug 1, 2011 · 60m

    In order to save a failing Irish pub in Philadelphia, Jon must reinvigorate its owner, who was once a star chef.

  • E4
    Beach Bummer
    Aired · Mon, Aug 8, 2011 · 60m

    A bar owner's relationship with her incompetent manager causes complications as Jon tries to save their failing Irish pub on a Redondo Beach pier.

  • E5
    Swanky Troubles
    Aired · Mon, Aug 15, 2011 · 60m

    Jon must deal with a sprawling menu, a bad layout and a womanizing co-owner if he hopes to save Swanky Bubbles, a dysfunctional champagne bar in Philadelphia.

  • E6
    The Blue Frog Sings the Blues
    Aired · Mon, Aug 22, 2011 · 60m

    The constant feuding between the mother and son owners of The Blue Frog 22 in Chicago threatens the business's existence, forcing Jon to intervene.

  • E7
    Bad to the Bone
    Aired · Mon, Aug 29, 2011 · 60m

    The constant feuding between the mother and son owners of The Blue Frog 22 in Chicago threatens the business's existence, forcing Jon to intervene.

  • E8
    Chumps
    Aired · Mon, Sep 12, 2011 · 60m

    Jon must get a lenient bar owner to reign in his raucous over-pouring bartenders if he is going to save a dated Burbank, CA, sports bar.

  • E9
    Bar Fight
    Aired · Mon, Sep 19, 2011 · 60m

    Jon is called in to help a former baseball player turned bar owner whose refusal to upgrade his inn allowed competing bars to lure his customers away.

  • E10
    Hog-Tied Ham's
    Aired · Mon, Sep 26, 2011 · 60m

    Jon helps the owners of an auto-themed bar tap the brakes on their tempers and hit the gas on getting their liquor license approved by city officials.

Season 2
10 episodes · 10 aired
▾
  • E1
    Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Dumb
    Aired · Mon, Jul 30, 2012 · 60m

    Jon faces a staff mutiny at Piratz Tavern when he forces the suburban Washington, D.C., bar to start catering to the city's professional clientele.

  • E2
    Tiki Curse
    Aired · Mon, Jul 30, 2012 · 60m

    The Bamboo Beach Tiki Bar is in a prime Fort Lauderdale, FL, location, but the owner's neglect turned it into a dump that threatens to sink the attached hotel.

  • E3
    Murphy's Mess
    Aired · Mon, Aug 6, 2012 · 60m

    Jon steps in to save J.A. Murphy's, a dive bar in Fell's Point, MD, on the brink of financial and physical collapse.

  • E4
    Mystique or Murder?
    Aired · Mon, Aug 13, 2012 · 60m

    After a fatal club shooting, Jon must work to rehabilitate the reputation of the Mystique Lounge in West Palm Beach, FL.

  • E5
    Bottomless Pit
    Aired · Mon, Aug 20, 2012 · 60m

    A 40-year-old dive bar in California is on the brink of collapse, and Jon must decide if the owner should stay in charge as manager or cede power to his daughter.

  • E6
    Broke Black Sheep
    Aired · Mon, Aug 27, 2012 · 60m

    Jon knew family-run Ohio bar The Black Sheep was in trouble before he arrived, but even he's surprised by the true nature of the bar's debt.

  • E7
    Weber's of Lies
    Aired · Mon, Sep 10, 2012 · 60m

    To save Weber's Place, Jon must stamp out a culture of theft among the staff and get the bar's owner to start giving a damn.

  • E8
    Owner Ousted
    Aired · Mon, Sep 17, 2012 · 60m

    After getting out of the service, Navy vet Barry decided to buy an Ohio biker bar, but his lack of experience and the bar's prior reputation force him to call Jon for help.

  • E9
    On the Rocks
    Aired · Mon, Sep 24, 2012 · 60m

    Jon must go to war with the rowdy regulars of a Southern California dive bar once a popular haven for smokers until forced to comply with the law.

  • E10
    Bikini Bust
    Aired · Mon, Oct 1, 2012 · 60m

    Feuding bikini-clad bartenders wreak havoc on a California sports bar where the owner is more focused on partying than running a business.

Season 3
39 episodes · 39 aired
▾
  • E1
    Turtle on Its Back
    Aired · Mon, Feb 11, 2013 · 60m

    Jon heads to Bourbon Street to help the owner of Turtle Bay figure out how to make his bar stand out in one of the most popular drinking districts in the world.

  • E2
    Rock 'n' Roaches
    Aired · Mon, Feb 18, 2013 · 60m

    A roach infestation is just one of many problems Jon must face in order to save Headhunters, a fetish-themed tiki bar and music venue in Austin, Texas.

  • E3
    Bro's Got to Geaux!
    Aired · Mon, Feb 25, 2013 · 60m

    TJ Quills has a troublesome reputation for serving minors, which can only be resolved if Jon is able to convince the owner to give up his frat boy ways.

  • E4
    Tears for Beers
    Aired · Mon, Mar 4, 2013 · 60m

    A bar and a marriage are on the line as Jon helps owners Tim and Sara save The Brixton, which is rapidly driving the couple into debt.

  • E5
    Empty Pockets
    Aired · Mon, Mar 11, 2013 · 60m

    When tasked with rescuing an immigrant-owned pool hall in Denver, Jon finds the biggest obstacle is the owner's pride.

  • E6
    Jon T, He Don't Like It
    Aired · Mon, Mar 18, 2013 · 60m

    Jon must help the owner of The Kasbah in Aurora, CO, find a less rowdy clientele if he's going to save the once-thriving urban hot spot.

  • E7
    In a Pinch
    Aired · Mon, Mar 25, 2013 · 60m

    Jon is brought in to help save a bar whose controversial lobster-tank claw-machine "game" drew protests from animal rights activists, which in turn drove away customers.

  • E8
    Karaoke Katastrophe
    Aired · Mon, Apr 1, 2013 · 60m

    Dimples in Burbank, CA, made history as America's first karaoke bar, but it won't have a future unless Jon can convince the owner to let go of the past.

  • E9
    A Horse Walks Into a Bar
    Aired · Mon, Apr 8, 2013 · 60m

    Owners Scott and Donna face foreclosure if Jon is unable to rescue Kid Chilleen's Badass BBQ by evicting the bar's equine and biker visitors.

  • E10
    Meat Sauna
    Aired · Mon, Apr 15, 2013 · 60m

    Jon journeys to a comedy club, where he must assist the business with achieving more laughter and securing a larger amount of profit from the customers.

  • E11
    Don't Mess with Taffer's Wife
    Aired · Mon, Jul 8, 2013 · 60m

    A Las Vegas bar owner tries to pick up Nicole, leaving Jon in a frenzy and tough predicament. He also has to get the owner's partner to become a manager, get a new sound to attract more people and loosen gambling rules in their games.

  • E12
    Don't Judge a Booze by Its Bottle
    Aired · Mon, Jul 15, 2013 · 60m

    Jon faces a real challenge with Cashmere Nightclub in North Carolina, where the wild manager thinks it's OK to sell cheap booze from pricey bottles.

  • E13
    Two Flew Over the Handlebars
    Aired · Mon, Jul 22, 2013 · 60m

    Sisters Betsy and Stephanie spend most of their time at work tossing back shots, and it's up to Jon to keep these two from running their biker bar into a ditch.

  • E14
    There's No Crying in the Bar Business
    Aired · Mon, Jul 29, 2013 · 60m

    Jon must restore trust between owners and curb rampant theft among employees to save Barlow's, a failing Georgia sports bar.

  • E15
    Play Some Janet Jackson!
    Aired · Mon, Aug 5, 2013 · 60m

    Jon must correct the behavior of a drunk and verbally abusive owner if he's going to save the historic Gipsy, Las Vegas's first gay nightclub.

  • E16
    Characters Assassination
    Aired · Mon, Aug 12, 2013 · 60m

    Jon must help a Yankee family learn to do business in the South if he hopes to save the poorly themed Characters Quarters in North Carolina.

  • E17
    Corking the Hole
    Aired · Mon, Aug 19, 2013 · 60m

    A juvenile name and bad reputation threaten the Fort Bragg-adjacent bar Cliques, and Jon will have to put the staff through bar boot camp to save it.

  • E18
    A Bar Full of Bull
    Aired · Mon, Aug 26, 2013 · 60m

    If Jon can't resurrect the menu and whip the staff into shape, then the coastal Massachusetts establishment Libads Bar & Grill will be lost at sea.

  • E19
    Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas
    Aired · Mon, Sep 9, 2013 · 60m

    Chefs and best friends Christ and Mitch decided to open The Hammer in Las Vegas to cater to locals, but then a case of pneumonia caused everything to fall apart.

  • E20
    Barely Above Water
    Aired · Mon, Sep 16, 2013 · 60m

    The owners of Marley's on the Beach may lose their business and their marriage if Jon can't reverse the financial strain put on them by the failings of their bar.

  • E21
    Crappy Cantina
    Aired · Mon, Oct 7, 2013 · 60m

    Jon steps in to help two brothers whose ill-conceived idea for a death-metal concert bar has drained their parents' retirement fund.

  • E22
    Jon of the Dead
    Aired · Mon, Oct 14, 2013 · 60m

    Jon needs to change the attitude of a crass bartender and tweak the grisly decor if he hopes to save the Las Vegas goth bar The Underworld.

  • E23
    Grandpa Got Run Over by His Grandkids
    Aired · Mon, Oct 21, 2013 · 60m

    Vegas bar Kerry's was meant as a gift from a grandpa to his family, but the grandkids' mismanagement threatens to squander everything.

  • E24
    Hurricane Jon vs. Hurricane Sandy
    Aired · Mon, Oct 28, 2013 · 60m

    After the Bungalow Bar in Rockaway, NY, was ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, Jon helps the owner rebuild in time for summer beach season.

  • E25
    Drunk & Dirty Dolls
    Aired · Mon, Nov 4, 2013 · 60m

    After a near-fatal heart attack, Artie, the owner of Alibi in Las Vegas, lost his zeal for the work, and it's up to Jon to help him get it back.

  • E26
    Empty Bottles Full Cans
    Aired · Mon, Nov 11, 2013 · 60m

    Jon challenges the owner of a beer-only bar being undercut by a BYOB liquor policy to harness her "redneck ingenuity" in order to save her business.

  • E27
    Hole in None
    Aired · Mon, Nov 18, 2013 · 60m

    Jon helps bring a golf-themed establishment up to par by getting rid of the grime and reassessing the staff.

  • E29
    Brawlin' Babes
    Aired · Mon, Dec 9, 2013 · 60m

    Despite initial success, the owner of Longshots lost control of his feuding bar staff and may soon lose his house if Jon can't turn things around.

  • E30
    Twin vs. Twin
    Aired · Mon, Dec 16, 2013 · 60m

    Jon must get identical twins with identical egos to see eye-to-eye if they are to curb a dangerous over-pouring problem and save RG's Lounge in Kansas City, MO.

  • E31
    Hostile Takeover
    Aired · Mon, Mar 10, 2014 · 60m

    Jon looks to re-establish a sense of unity at O'Banion's in Nebraska, where a binge-drinking owner has been usurped in a hostile takeover by his partners.

  • E32
    Critters and Quitters
    Aired · Mon, Mar 17, 2014 · 60m

    A raccoon infestation is only the most extreme on a long list of problems plaguing KC's Bar & Grill and its checked-out owner.

  • E33
    Punch-Drunk & Trailer-Trashed
    Aired · Mon, Mar 24, 2014 · 60m

    The dysfunctional owners of the O Face Bar are so inexperienced and chaotic Jon doesn't even know if he wants to save their business.

  • E34
    Scoreboard to Death
    Aired · Mon, Mar 31, 2014 · 60m

    Maria Menounos helps Jon scope out a bar whose owner sits around as her husband does all the work and her dad picks up the bill.

  • E35
    Grow Some Meatballs!
    Aired · Mon, Apr 7, 2014 · 60m

    Ever since extended family members were put on the payroll at The Tailgate in Santa Clarita, CA, business has taken a nosedive.

  • E36
    Taxed Out in Texas
    Aired · Mon, Apr 14, 2014 · 60m

    Jon heads to Katy, Texas, to save Bryant's Ice House, which is plagued by a bad reputation, an even worse location and a wild staff.

  • E37
    When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons
    Aired · Mon, Apr 21, 2014 · 60m

    Faced with a PDA-obsessed manager and an owner solely focused on his own retirement, the staff at Pat's Cocktails calls Jon for help.

  • E38
    I Smell a Rat
    Aired · Mon, Apr 28, 2014 · 60m

    Jon is called in to help the owner of an Omaha, NE, hookah bar whose money is going up in smoke thanks to his staff's frat-house ways.

  • E39
    Scary Mary's
    Aired · Mon, May 5, 2014 · 60m

    The lecherous owner of failing Texas dive Mary's Outpost crosses the line with one of Jon's experts.

  • E40
    Muscle Madness
    Aired · Mon, May 12, 2014 · 60m

    Jon helps Justin and Michael, a pair of strippers who own The End Zone bar in Houston, put aside their differences before they lose more than just their shirts.

Season 4
58 episodes · 58 aired
▾
  • E1
    Bug Bite
    Aired · Mon, Oct 6, 2014 · 60m

    Thanks to an ill-advised promotion and sloppy maintenance, a nightclub is overrun by mosquitos, fruit flies and unruly minors.

  • E2
    Thugs with Mugs
    Aired · Mon, Oct 13, 2014 · 60m

    Jon's crew gets caught in the middle of a massive brawl at a New York sports bar when the customers discover they're being served cheap booze at premium prices.

  • E3
    Schmuck Dynasty
    Aired · Mon, Oct 20, 2014 · 60m

    The customers call the shots at a rowdy Staten Island bar where they pour their own drinks and cook their own food, so Jon tries to help the owners retake control.

  • E4
    El Moronte!!
    Aired · Mon, Oct 27, 2014 · 60m

    Jon must deflate the ego of a Puerto Rican bar owner who berates his staff and sons as his bar sinks further into debt.

  • E5
    Anything You Can Yell, I Can Yell Louder
    Aired · Mon, Nov 3, 2014 · 60m

    In order to save a failing Queens dive, Jon has to quell the raging tempers of three loudmouthed, firefighting brothers.

  • E6
    To Protect and to (Over) Serve
    Aired · Mon, Nov 10, 2014 · 60m

    Jon shows up to help a former Philadelphia detective turned bar owner who has been hitting the bottle too hard after years on the force.

  • E7
    A Dash of Bitters
    Aired · Mon, Nov 17, 2014 · 60m

    Jon enlists a failing bar owner's ex-wife and former manager to help get the business back on course.

  • E8
    Swinging from the Rafters
    Aired · Mon, Nov 24, 2014 · 60m

    An outrageous owner spends more time swinging from the rafters than managing his bar, and Jon is ready to abandon the rescue if the owner doesn't face reality.

  • E9
    Spoiled Brat Party
    Aired · Mon, Dec 8, 2014 · 60m

    A third-generation Milwaukee bar owner takes his father's legacy for granted and refuses to take on the inherited mantle of leadership.

  • E10
    Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling
    Aired · Mon, Dec 15, 2014 · 60m

    An Irish bar owner's American dream threatens to go up in smoke when Jon discovers he's been withholding employees' paychecks to keep the business afloat.

  • E11
    Second Base, Third Strike
    Aired · Mon, Feb 9, 2015 · 60m

    It's deja vu when Jon returns to Second Base Bar to find it's once again on the brink of failure, leaving him to decide whether or not he wants to attempt a re-rescue.

  • E12
    Crayons & Anger Lines
    Aired · Mon, Feb 16, 2015 · 60m

    The hippie-dippie owner of a Chicago music venue is more concerned with the spirit of wonderment than appealing to her trendy community, so Jon introduces some tough love.

  • E13
    Beach Rats
    Aired · Mon, Feb 23, 2015 · 60m

    A failing beachfront bar is shut down after rodents invade the kitchen, and Jon is brought to tears by what the owners have endured.

  • E14
    All Twerk & No Pay
    Aired · Mon, Mar 2, 2015 · 60m

    Jon crashes the party at a failing bar where out-of-control bartenders would rather dance than pour drinks.

  • E15
    Bromancing the Stone
    Aired · Mon, Mar 9, 2015 · 60m

    When the owner of an outdated college sports bar would rather spend his time playing fantasy football, Jon gives him a dose of reality.

  • E16
    Storming the Castle
    Aired · Mon, Mar 16, 2015 · 60m

    At a castle-themed bar, Jon must contend with a surly tyrant of an owner whose unruly temper has pushed his employees to their breaking points.

  • E17
    Lagers and Liars
    Aired · Mon, Mar 23, 2015 · 60m

    Maria Menounos helps Jon scout a deeply indebted L.A. beer bar where the owners are divided about whether to throw in the towel and sell or keep plugging away.

  • E18
    Loose Lips Loose Tips
    Aired · Mon, Mar 30, 2015 · 60m

    Jon must teach four bickering Irish sisters how to manage conflict between one another so they can finally start managing their bar.

  • E19
    Back to the Bar: Hot-Headed Owners
    Aired · Mon, Apr 6, 2015 · 60m

    Jon revisits Solids & Stripes, Pat's Cocktails, MoonRunners Saloon and Corporate Bar & Grill to see if the hotheaded owners of these once-failing bars are keeping their cools.

  • E20
    Mandala Down
    Aired · Mon, Apr 13, 2015 · 60m

    Jon goes head-to-head with a stubborn owner and self-proclaimed "nightlife expert" who's resistant to implementing any changes.

  • E21
    Sticky Situation
    Aired · Mon, Jun 22, 2015 · 60m

    A family-owned bar is put at risk when a son's excessive drinking and poor management choices begin to attract an X-rated clientele.

  • E22
    Take Me Out of the Bar Game
    Aired · Mon, Jun 29, 2015 · 60m

    Jon must help retired professional baseball player turned bar owner Dan Serafini be a leader when he allows his staff to be over intoxicated and give away all his profits.

  • E23
    Emergency Exit
    Aired · Mon, Jul 6, 2015 · 60m

    Jon tries to navigate a turbulent partnership between an ex-pilot, his ex-girlfriend and the other partner, whose relationship is affecting the business of the bar due to the owner's inability to move on with his relationship with his ex, who does nothing and takes advantage of him.

  • E24
    It's Always Sunny in Portland
    Aired · Mon, Jul 13, 2015 · 60m

    Jon tries to help the owner of a failing Portland, Oregon, bar cool the temper of his stubborn chef and his overbearing stepdaughter turned business partner.

  • E25
    Brokedown Palace
    Aired · Mon, Jul 20, 2015 · 60m

    Taffer is assisted by Alexander Siddig and Iddo Goldberg, the stars of TUT, to help him rescue a Moroccan bar with an identity crisis.

  • E26
    Ant's with Wings, Bro!
    Aired · Mon, Jul 27, 2015 · 60m

    Jon tries to motivate the inattentive owner of a failing Portland, Oregon, music venue plagued by mismanagement and an ant infestation.

  • E27
    Back to the Bar: Stubborn Owners
    Aired · Mon, Aug 3, 2015 · 60m

    Jon checks in on some of the most stubborn owners he's ever worked with, including the owner of O Face, where Jon previously walked out without completing the rescue.

  • E28
    Put a Cork In It
    Aired · Mon, Aug 10, 2015 · 60m

    The eccentric owner of Brix Wine Bar is too busy being the life of the party to notice his business is withering on the vine.

  • E29
    Too Many Managers, Not Enough Man
    Aired · Mon, Aug 17, 2015 · 60m

    Jon is tasked with rescuing a Chicago sports bar that's heavy on managers and light on respect for the owner.

  • E30
    Jon Ain't Afraid of No Ghost
    Aired · Mon, Aug 24, 2015 · 60m

    Jon is tasked with rescuing a Chicago sports bar that's heavy on managers and light on respect for the owner.

  • E31
    Back to the Bar: Delusional Owners
    Aired · Mon, Aug 31, 2015 · 60m

    Jon checks in on four previously rescued bars, including Dimples and 22 Klicks, to see if the owners have a better grasp of the reality of their businesses.

  • E32
    Till Debt Do Us Part
    Aired · Mon, Oct 5, 2015 · 60m

    A womanizing owner will lose his run-down Caribbean bar, and his wife, if he can't change his toxic behavior.

  • E33
    Shamrocks and Shenanigans
    Aired · Mon, Oct 12, 2015 · 60m

    A lackadaisical owner may lose more than his Irish pub if Jon isn't able to help him take charge and end the fighting among his bartenders.

  • E34
    Blowing Royal Smoke
    Aired · Mon, Oct 19, 2015 · 60m

    The obnoxious behavior of two feuding brothers threatens to put an end to the storied legacy of Royal Oaks, the oldest bar and barbecue joint in Youngstown, Ohio.

  • E35
    Sour Lemons and Bitter Business
    Aired · Mon, Oct 26, 2015 · 60m

    After giving their artsy, irresponsible landlord a share of the bar, the brothers behind Martini Brothers Burger Bar are at their wits' end and ready to call Jon for help.

  • E36
    Ripper's Rookie House
    Aired · Mon, Nov 2, 2015 · 60m

    Former Judas Priest front man Tim "Ripper" Owens calls in Jon after discovering being a rock star and running a rock club are two very different skills.

  • E37
    Big Sister's Watching
    Aired · Mon, Nov 9, 2015 · 60m

    In a struggling military bar, a distrustful owner spends her time spying on her staff instead of watching the bottom line.

  • E38
    Vulgar Vixens
    Aired · Mon, Nov 16, 2015 · 60m

    Jon visits The Hooch, an X-rated bar where the foulmouthed owner wastes her husband's money and constantly berates her female staff.

  • E39
    Unnecessary Toughness
    Aired · Mon, Nov 23, 2015 · 60m

    At an Ann Arbor, MI, college alumni bar, Jon is forced to deal with a hotheaded owner whose fiery temper keeps his staff on edge and his million-dollar debt on ice.

  • E40
    Boss Lady Blues
    Aired · Mon, Dec 7, 2015 · 60m

    A former psychologist turned bar owner attempts to run a Detroit jazz club, but her interfering family and lazy staff have her seeking counseling from Jon.

  • E41
    Bare Rescue
    Aired · Mon, Dec 14, 2015 · 60m

    In a Bar Rescue first, Jon helps a failing strip club saddled with a disinterested staff, a skeevy vibe and an off-putting name: Chix on Dix.

  • E42
    Back to the Bar: No Laughing Matter
    Aired · Mon, Dec 21, 2015 · 60m

    Jon checks in with Jack's Fire Department to see if the McGowan brothers have cooled their fiery tempers, then he takes on a resentful stand-up comedy club owner.

  • E43
    Hard Heads and Softballs
    Aired · Mon, Mar 7, 2016 · 60m

    The feud between the owners of Mac & Chester's SRO has led to a bifurcation of their business and attracted a dysfunctional, rowdy clientele.

  • E44
    Dragon Lady
    Aired · Mon, Mar 14, 2016 · 60m

    Jon is tasked with getting the apathetic owner of Van Goghz to put down her vape pen and start engaging with customers.

  • E45
    Paradise Lost
    Aired · Mon, Mar 21, 2016 · 60m

    An explosive conflict breaks out among the owners of Dale 1891 when Jon discovers one of them has been siphoning off profits.

  • E46
    Back to the Bar: Meathead-to-head
    Aired · Mon, Mar 28, 2016 · 60m

    Jon revisits the Dirty Rooster and ruffles the feathers of its owner, then he mediates a muscle-bound dispute between rival Texas bar owners.

  • E47
    Land of the Beer and Home of the Misbehaved
    Aired · Mon, Apr 4, 2016 · 60m

    A successful St. Louis, MO, restaurateur risks everything when she decides to add a downtown sports bar to her portfolio and put her out-of-control nephew in charge.

  • E48
    Getting Freaki at the Tiki
    Aired · Mon, Apr 11, 2016 · 60m

    He's no stranger to unkempt bars, but Jon is absolutely disgusted by the rat, roach and raccoon problem inside Freaki Tiki.

  • E49
    Back to the Bar: Empty Pockets
    Aired · Mon, Apr 18, 2016 · 60m

    Jon heads back to MT Bottle to put a fork in their gravy dispute, then he finds out what the owners of Piratz have planned for the future.

  • E50
    How to Train the Dragon
    Aired · Mon, Apr 25, 2016 · 60m

    Jon heads back to MT Bottle to put a fork in their gravy dispute, then he finds out what the owners of Piratz have planned for the future.

  • E51
    Demolition Man
    Aired · Mon, May 2, 2016 · 60m

    Jon schools the clueless owner of Grinders, whose unauthorized and unsafe renovation has the city threatening to shut the place down.

  • E52
    Back to the Bar: The Luck of the Irish
    Aired · Mon, May 9, 2016 · 60m

    Jon reveals which of his rescues has been most successful, tests the luck of Campbell's Irish Pub and revisits The Lister and its infamous "porn couch."

  • E53
    We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
    Aired · Mon, May 16, 2016 · 60m

    A former doctor decides to run The Bridge Lounge, his father's once-successful bar, but runs into trouble when the BP oil spill devastates the local customer base.

  • E54
    Danny Sits on His Fanny
    Aired · Mon, May 23, 2016 · 60m

    After convincing his friends to invest their life savings, the rookie bar owner of Cirivello's has turned a community staple into a money pit and now faces a hostile takeover.

  • E55
    Gone in a Flash
    Aired · Mon, Jul 11, 2016 · 60m

    The timid owner of City Bistro in St. Louis, MO, looks the other way as her raunchy bartenders flash customers to drum up business.

  • E56
    Momsters Ball
    Aired · Mon, Jul 18, 2016 · 60m

    Jon is called in to help the failing owner of Baseline Sports Bar, whose sexually exploitive spaghetti wrestling events have driven away female customers.

  • E57
    Drunk on Punk
    Aired · Mon, Jul 25, 2016 · 60m

    Jon has a hard time getting through to the owner of the Black Light District, who's convinced fixing up his rancid dive would be a betrayal of his punk rock credo.

  • E58
    Raising Arizona
    Aired · Mon, Aug 1, 2016 · 60m

    The owner of The Gallopin' Goose ruined his marriage and his bar's reputation when he had an illicit affair that resulted in a child.

Season 5
31 episodes · 31 aired
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  • E1
    The Perks of Being a Wallpaper
    Aired · Mon, Aug 8, 2016 · 60m

    Jon needs the nice-guy owner of Champagne's Cafe, a classic Vegas dive with a storied Mafia history, to start acting like a wise guy.

  • E2
    Wheels of Misfortune
    Aired · Mon, Aug 15, 2016 · 60m

    A roller rink bar in a tiny desert town is in danger of closing for good if Jon can't get the hometown hero who owns it to take control.

  • E3
    Whipped Into Shape
    Aired · Mon, Aug 22, 2016 · 60m

    The owner of City Bar compounded his troubles when he approved a poorly received fetish night, so Jon must help him come up with a new plan to whip up business.

  • E4
    Antisocial Media
    Aired · Mon, Sep 19, 2016 · 60m

    When a military veteran/bar owner responds to criticism of his philanthropic work with nasty comments online, his business is sent into a tailspin.

  • E5
    How to Train Your Goldfish
    Aired · Mon, Sep 26, 2016 · 60m

    Jon's attempt to save the YNot Sports Pub & Grub gets off to a bad start when there isn't enough staff on hand for a stress test.

  • E6
    Win, Lose or Brawl
    Aired · Mon, Oct 3, 2016 · 60m

    Rescuing the Russell City Grill & Sports Bar was already going to be a challenge, but a violent brawl makes Jon question if it's even worth saving.

  • E7
    Listen Y'all it's Sabatoge
    Aired · Mon, Oct 10, 2016 · 60m

    New bar owners accuse their manager [and the bar's former owner] of sabotaging their business to try to steal it back.

  • E8
    Gettin' Jigger with It
    Aired · Mon, Oct 17, 2016 · 60m

    Brother and sister owners develop a bitter sibling rivalry when they take over the historic Sam Jordan's bar in San Francisco.

  • E9
    Chase Lounge
    Aired · Mon, Oct 24, 2016 · 60m

    The Tradewinds bar could shut down for good if Jon can't get a lazy stepson to step into his new role as manager.

  • E10
    Zero Drunk Thirty
    Aired · Mon, Oct 31, 2016 · 60m

    A military hero about to be redeployed needs more than his bar rescued, as his problematic drinking threatens to cost him his livelihood and relationship.

  • E11
    Ice, Mice, Baby
    Aired · Mon, Nov 7, 2016 · 60m

    If Jon wants to save the mice-infested, touristy Fort One Bar & Lounge, he'll need to get the spoiled owner who was gifted the bar to stop taking it for granted.

  • E12
    Punk as a Drunk
    Aired · Mon, Nov 14, 2016 · 60m

    After suffering a personal tragedy, the former punk rocker and owner of the Triple Nickel Tavern nears rock bottom, but Jon's patience only goes so far.

  • E13
    Back to the Bar: Drunky Mcdrunkerton Returns
    Aired · Mon, Nov 21, 2016 · 60m

    Jon confronts the owners of the Handlebar Café about abandoning his changes, then checks in on The Brixton in Austin, Texas.

  • E14
    Don't Tell Mom the Bar Is Dead
    Aired · Mon, Feb 20, 2017 · 60m

    Jon has to straighten out the abrasive owner of the St8 Pub, who has squandered a generous deal from the landlord and taken advantage of his mother financially.

  • E15
    I Know What You Did Last Summit
    Aired · Mon, Feb 27, 2017 · 60m

    The owner of the Summit House Grill and Tap has pushed his marriage and business to the breaking point by drinking away his financial sorrows and hitting on female patrons.

  • E16
    Struck Out at the Dugout
    Aired · Mon, Mar 6, 2017 · 60m

    When the original owners of The Dugout near Wrigley Field fell behind on their rent, the landlord took over and became one of the most obstinate bar owners Jon has ever met.

  • E17
    Back to the Bar: Brick & Barley Above Water
    Aired · Mon, Mar 13, 2017 · 60m

    Jon confronts a previously rescued owner about her blistering attitude toward her daughters, and another owner comes clean about why his business failed after the rescue.

  • E18
    All Twerk and No Pay Makes Taffer Shut It Down
    Aired · Mon, Mar 20, 2017 · 60m

    A decade after a husband and wife left for corporate jobs, they repurchase the Speakeasy Bar & Grill and discover it isn't what it used to be.

  • E19
    Bar Over Troubled Water
    Aired · Mon, Mar 27, 2017 · 60m

    A decade after a husband and wife left for corporate jobs, they repurchase the Speakeasy Bar & Grill and discover it isn't what it used to be.

  • E20
    Desi, You Got Some 'Splainin' to Do
    Aired · Mon, Apr 3, 2017 · 60m

    A decade after a husband and wife left for corporate jobs, they repurchase the Speakeasy Bar & Grill and discover it isn't what it used to be.

  • E21
    Back to the Bar: Hallelujah for Jon
    Aired · Mon, Apr 10, 2017 · 60m

    Rescued bar owners return to sing Jon's praises, including an owner once accused of embezzlement by his father and a habitual vaper who loved to stir up conflict.

  • E22
    Casually Tapped Out
    Aired · Mon, Jul 3, 2017 · 60m

    In an attempt at his first bar resurrection, Jon must get the burnt-out owner of the Casual Tap to reopen his business while also rediscovering his passion for it.

  • E23
    Things That Go Pahrump in the Night
    Aired · Mon, Jul 17, 2017 · 60m

    Jon heads to the little town of Pahrump, Nevada, to help the owner of Paddy's Pub, who may soon lose his sense of sight forever.

  • E24
    Mother Doesn't Know Best
    Aired · Mon, Jul 24, 2017 · 60m

    Jon visits a Las Vegas dive to teach the owner of Jack's Place how to act less like a mother and more like a boss.

  • E25
    Back to the Bar: Flying Fists and Bar Brawls
    Aired · Mon, Jul 31, 2017 · 60m

    Jon looks back at some of the biggest barroom brawls in the show's history and checks in to see if the owners and their patrons have curbed their rowdy ways.

  • E26
    Silence of the Ants
    Aired · Mon, Aug 7, 2017 · 60m

    If Jon is going to save the Liquid Lounge in Long Beach, CA, the first thing he has to do is eliminate the bar's serious ant problem.

  • E27
    Daddy Dearest
    Aired · Mon, Aug 14, 2017 · 60m

    Jon arrives in the nick of time to save Sidelines, a family-operated sports bar being run into the ground by a violent father.

  • E28
    Rickety Rockin' Rhonda's
    Aired · Mon, Aug 21, 2017 · 60m

    Jon visits Rockin' Rhonda's Lounge, a bar literally on the brink of collapse after the insurance company refused to pay for damage caused by Hurricane Matthew.

  • E29
    Back to the Bar: For Whom the Cajun Belle Tolls
    Aired · Mon, Sep 4, 2017 · 60m

    Jon calls on rescued bar owners to see if they seized their second chances to fix their code violations and control their biker clientele.

  • E30
    The Unlucky Leprechaun
    Aired · Mon, Sep 11, 2017 · 60m

    Jon has to convince the foulmouthed co-owner of the Lucky Leprechaun to change his ways before the bar, also co-owned by his ex-wife, shuts down for good.

  • E31
    Back to the Bar: Disasters of Epic Proportions
    Aired · Mon, Sep 18, 2017 · 60m

    Jon checks back in with bar owners who've been hit by disasters, including an apocalypse-themed bar and a Chicago landmark, to see if he can rescue them again.

Season 6
47 episodes · 47 aired
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  • E1
    Put It On Cody's Tab
    Aired · Mon, Mar 12, 2018 · 60m

    A son takes over the failing family bar -- and its debt -- and the biggest obstacle to getting out of the red is his abusive father who spends all night sitting at the bar.

  • E2
    Close, but No Cigar
    Aired · Mon, Mar 19, 2018 · 60m

    When an old-school Memphis, TN, cigar shop owner opens an adjacent cocktail bar and hires his son as manager, the bar quickly becomes an afterthought.

  • E3
    Weird Science
    Aired · Mon, Mar 26, 2018 · 60m

    Jon must educate a pair of brilliant scientists who proved to be not-so-brilliant bar owners when they bought a past-its-prime L.A. rock club.

  • E4
    Ground Control to Major Jon
    Aired · Mon, Apr 2, 2018 · 60m

    King's Duck Inn, a working-class bar once popular with employees of the nearby Kennedy Space Center, is threatened by a volatile mother-daughter relationship.

  • E5
    Mississippi Rears
    Aired · Mon, Apr 9, 2018 · 60m

    The owner of Joe's Thirsty Lizard, a failing Mississippi dive bar, compounds his troubles by promoting a dishwasher with no experience to manager.

  • E6
    Back to the Bar: Don't Call It a Comeback
    Aired · Mon, Apr 16, 2018 · 60m

    Jon reconnects with bar owners he's helped in the past to see if they've changed their bad habits, which include drinking on the job and being addicted to canned meat.

  • E7
    Pole Without a Purpose
    Aired · Mon, Apr 23, 2018 · 60m

    A soccer mom turned strip club owner refuses help from her daughter even though she's trained in hospitality management.

  • E8
    An Ode to the Cap'n
    Aired · Mon, Apr 30, 2018 · 60m

    A daughter must grapple with the loss of her father as she struggles to preserve his legacy and save his bar, Cap'n Odie's Lounge.

  • E9
    Crazy Little Thing Called Selman
    Aired · Mon, May 7, 2018 · 60m

    A frenetic bar owner with no prior bar experience drives the Copper Rocket Pub into the ground by bringing in carnivalesque entertainment.

  • E10
    Caving In
    Aired · Mon, May 14, 2018 · 60m

    The son of hardworking immigrants drives his late father's neighborhood bar into the ground with a poorly planned renovation and a bad over-serving problem.

  • E11
    Back to the Bar: Blue in the Frog Face
    Aired · Mon, May 21, 2018 · 60m

    Jon finds family turmoil when he checks up on The Local, then he visits with the owners of Mac & Chester's to check on their business and their marriage.

  • E12
    Down and Out in Las Vegas
    Aired · Mon, Jun 4, 2018 · 60m

    Jon provides a wake-up call to the owner of Barley Pop's Bar & Grill, who developed a severe drinking problem after suffering a pair of tragedies.

  • E13
    Back to the Bar: The Power of Bacon and Beer
    Aired · Mon, Jun 11, 2018 · 60m

    Jon looks back at some of his most successful turnarounds and asks the audience to share some of their favorite rescue memories.

  • E14
    Father Knows Best
    Aired · Mon, Jun 18, 2018 · 60m

    Jon visits the No Name Saloon, a rowdy biker bar where the owner refuses to trust his daughter's managerial skills.

  • E15
    Phishing for Answers
    Aired · Mon, Jun 25, 2018 · 60m

    Jon brings in culinary expert Aaron McCargo Jr. and mixologist Mia Mastroianni to help a Florida couple's bar bounce back after years of failure under their son's management.

  • E16
    Not Cleared for Takeoff
    Aired · Mon, Jul 2, 2018 · 60m

    A storied L.A. music venue has fallen into disarray, and it's up to Jon to revive the apathetic owner's passion for his own business.

  • E17
    Back to the Bar: Tough Love
    Aired · Mon, Jul 9, 2018 · 60m

    Jon reconnects with bar owners Mark Wilson and Ozzie Ardavani to find out what's in store for their relationship, then checks in with La Luz's Edith and Juan Pablo Martinez.

  • E18
    Fish Out of Blue Water
    Aired · Mon, Jul 16, 2018 · 60m

    An industrious immigrant with a history of business success bites off more than he can chew when he buys Blue Water and takes a hands-off management approach.

  • E19
    Operation Puerto Rico
    Aired · Mon, Jul 23, 2018 · 60m

    Jon returns to Puerto Rico, where he used to live, to rescue a bar destroyed by Hurricane Maria and to help revive the rest of the community.

  • E20
    Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fatballs
    Aired · Mon, Jul 30, 2018 · 60m

    An unappealing name is just the first of many problems plaguing Fatballs Sports Bar & Grill, where Jon must get a belligerent owner to accept responsibility.

  • E21
    The Unwanted Saloon
    Aired · Mon, Aug 6, 2018 · 60m

    Jon heads to middle-of-nowhere Tennessee to rescue The Wanted Saloon, whose remote location is just the first of many challenges.

  • E22
    Back to the Bar: The Tradewinds of Change
    Aired · Mon, Aug 13, 2018 · 60m

    Jon revisits bars The Tradewinds and 22 Klicks to see if their respective staffs are still working together or falling back into bad habits.

  • E23
    Star Lite, Star Not So Brite
    Aired · Mon, Aug 20, 2018 · 60m

    Nostalgia drives a successful bar owner to purchase a dive bar he patronized in his youth, but his focus on his primary business causes the second bar to slide into chaos.

  • E24
    There Will Be Family Blood
    Aired · Mon, Aug 27, 2018 · 60m

    A novice owner opens a bar to help cover his sister's medical bills, but when he staffs it with his equally inexperienced relatives, the business quickly becomes a money pit.

  • E25
    The Lights Come Back in Puerto Rico
    Aired · Mon, Mar 4, 2019 · 60m

    Jon heads back to Puerto Rico to help brother-and-sister bar owners who saw their business devastated by Hurricane Maria.

  • E26
    Dalia's Inferno
    Aired · Mon, Mar 11, 2019 · 60m

    Jon heads to San Antonio to help a "cool mom" owner stop partying and start running her business like a professional.

  • E27
    Don't Cry for Me Jon Taffer
    Aired · Mon, Mar 18, 2019 · 60m

    Jon must get an overly-emotional bar owner to stop wallowing and take action to save his bar.

  • E28
    Owner on the Run
    Aired · Mon, Mar 25, 2019 · 60m

    A pair of brothers can't see eye-to-eye how their business should be run, so one of them takes a run.

  • E29
    Twerking 9 to 5
    Aired · Mon, Apr 1, 2019 · 60m

    A twerking, drinking, fighting staff threatens a once-thriving bar, leaving Ashley and Robert Gaddy's future at a Crossroads.

  • E30
    Back to School
    Aired · Mon, Apr 8, 2019 · 60m

    Putting the future of the service industry to the test, Jon and the crew help students at UNLV's College of Hospitality prepare for a VIP cocktail party.

  • E31
    Tanked and Toasty
    Aired · Mon, Apr 15, 2019 · 60m

    The owner of the Recovery Room in San Antonio treats running a bar like a never-ending party, but her reckless ways may soon end the party, her business and her marriage.

  • E32
    Miles from Success
    Aired · Mon, Apr 22, 2019 · 60m

    Two rockers in need of money decided to open Kiva in a Texas college town, but their inexperience and apathy have cost them $200,000.

  • E33
    Uncivil War
    Aired · Mon, Apr 29, 2019 · 60m

    Jon attempts to rescue Eliphino, a Las Vegas dive dar struggling because of an owner who makes bad decisions and more enemies than friends.

  • E34
    LIV'n on a Prayer
    Aired · Mon, May 6, 2019 · 60m

    Jon is called in to rescue LIV, a Las Vegas establishment lacking an identity, deprived of leadership and hampered by a chatty waitress with a heavy pour hand.

  • E35
    Big Trouble in Little China Grove
    Aired · Mon, May 13, 2019 · 60m

    The owners of the China Grove Trading Post bought the bar to provide for their daughter's future, but her spoiled, lazy attitude threatens to sink the whole business.

  • E36
    Pie Hard
    Aired · Mon, May 20, 2019 · 60m

    Jon is tasked with rescuing Gil & Rick's, a sports bar and pizzeria run by two surly, inexperienced owners who resent customers actually ordering their subpar pies.

  • E37
    Driving Miss Tara
    Aired · Mon, Jun 3, 2019 · 60m

    Jon tries to help the owner of New England's Ale House Grille, a single mom who's become reliant on a rude, incompetent manager since her husband left.

  • E38
    All Blaze, No Glory
    Aired · Mon, Jul 15, 2019 · 60m

    Jenny McCarthy joins Jon to help the Thunderbolt Bar & Grill owner, an inexperienced man with poor leadership skills whose only ally is threatening to withdraw her services.

  • E39
    Reckless Roundhouse
    Aired · Mon, Jul 22, 2019 · 60m

    Jenny McCarthy joins Jon to help the Thunderbolt Bar & Grill owner, an inexperienced man with poor leadership skills whose only ally is threatening to withdraw her services.

  • E40
    John and Bert Bought a Bar
    Aired · Mon, Jul 29, 2019 · 60m

    Jon tries to fix the negligent behavior at Harbor Point Club & Grill in Richardson, Texas, where owners drink the profits away and the staff struggles to get one order right.

  • E41
    Green Walls and Donkey Balls
    Aired · Mon, Aug 5, 2019 · 60m

    Two best friends are acting more like jackasses than owners and find themselves on the verge of losing their dream.

  • E42
    Doreen's Dilemma
    Aired · Mon, Aug 12, 2019 · 60m

    In his first-ever emergency rescue, Jon uses his last resort to help the overwhelmed and grieving owner of Buffalo City Bar & Grille save her father's legacy.

  • E43
    Stix and Stones May Break Your Bar
    Aired · Mon, Aug 26, 2019 · 60m

    After a decade of success, a drag racing bar owner is seeing his profits go up in smoke.

  • E44
    So We Meet Again, Mr. Taffer
    Aired · Mon, Sep 9, 2019 · 60m

    Owners Mark and Ozzie call on Jon for a second time when they need help with their outdated and failing bar The Edge of Town in Blue Springs, MO.

  • E45
    The Sound of Failing Music
    Aired · Mon, Sep 16, 2019 · 60m

    In affluent Aurora, CO, an undisciplined singer turned bar owner has allowed his bloated ego to destroy his business and family, and Jon's team must repair the damage.

  • E46
    Saving G.I. Jodi
    Aired · Mon, Sep 23, 2019 · 60m

    Jon arrives in Littleton, Colorado, to find a mother and son at odds over running the haphazardly decorated G.I. Jodi's, which was originally conceived to honor the military.

  • E47
    Get Off Your Ass!
    Aired · Mon, Sep 30, 2019 · 60m

    The owner of Utah's The Fifth realized too late that running a successful bar wasn't as easy as his dad made it look, and now he's poised to squander his family's legacy.

Season 7
16 episodes · 16 aired
▾
  • E1
    Sactown Going Down
    Aired · Mon, Mar 2, 2020 · 60m

    Jon -- joined by rapper T-Pain -- is in Sacramento, CA, to convince Kings fan Chris he needs to change his sports bar concept if he's ever going to make money.

  • E2
    Gutterball!
    Aired · Mon, Mar 9, 2020 · 60m

    Jon is in New Mexico to help Mike, the owner of Lucky 66 Bowl, who is over a million dollars in debt and keeps driving customers and employees out the door with his temper.

  • E3
    Breaking Brandon
    Aired · Mon, Mar 16, 2020 · 60m

    In Layton, Utah, Jon confronts Brandon, the emotionally exhausted owner of Linda Lou's Time for Two, who has bled himself and his mother dry trying to keep the bar open.

  • E4
    Still Bill
    Aired · Mon, Mar 23, 2020 · 60m

    Deep in debt to his in-laws, a clueless owner evokes the wrath of Jon and his own staff due to his passive approach towards running his dream bar.

  • E5
    Saving Post 6216
    Aired · Mon, Mar 30, 2020 · 60m

    Jon is in Albuquerque, NM, to help Commander Rudy and his staff recruit young veterans to become members and inject new life into his VFW Post 6216 bar and hall.

  • E6
    Life's a Beach
    Aired · Mon, Apr 6, 2020 · 60m

    Jon is brought in to save The Sandbar in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but before he can save the failing beach-themed bar, he has to figure out who the actual owner is first.

  • E7
    Taken for Granted
    Aired · Mon, Apr 13, 2020 · 60m

    Jon visits Tracy, CA, to help the divorced owners of Grant Bar & Lounge clean up their act and bring cohesion to their competing nightclub/restaurant concept.

  • E8
    Come Home to Roost
    Aired · Mon, Apr 20, 2020 · 60m

    An inexperienced bar owner calls on Jon after hiring a hard-partying manager with no industry knowledge to run Broadway Club in Tooele, Utah.

  • E9
    Beast Rescue
    Aired · Mon, Apr 27, 2020 · 60m

    Jon travels to Oakland, CA, to help Marshawn Lynch turn around his bar, Rob Ben's, by teaching the NFL star to treat his staff less like family and more like a team.

  • E10
    Raging Turkey
    Aired · Mon, May 4, 2020 · 60m

    Jon does reconnaissance at Kalaveraz Cocina-Cantina in Escondido, CA, and finds an owner so in over his head that he's resorted to not paying his staff.

  • E11
    In the Rough
    Aired · Mon, May 18, 2020 · 60m

    Jon heads to Pepe's Mexican Restaurant & Cantina in Canyon Lake, CA, to help a once-bustling bar that's now a ghost town and open the disconnected owners' eyes.

  • E12
    Bottoms Up, Going Down
    Aired · Mon, Jun 1, 2020 · 60m

    Jon drops in on the lively Bottoms Up Bar and Grill in Stanton, CA, to teach the owner's son how to manage a rowdy atmosphere while still keeping patrons happy.

  • E13
    A Silver Dollar Saved, Is a Silver Dollar Earned
    Aired · Mon, Jun 8, 2020 · 60m

    Jon heads to the Silver Dollar in Chula Vista, CA, where the unresolved tensions between the father and son owners have led to operational issues and neglect.

  • E14
    Fear and Molding on Pineapple Hill
    Aired · Mon, Jun 15, 2020 · 60m

    Jon goes to Orange County, CA, and attempts to revitalize Pineapple Hill Grill, a neighborhood bar whose owner's hands-off approach puts patrons at risk.

  • E15
    The Gaslamp Redemption
    Aired · Mon, Sep 7, 2020 · 60m

    When the owner of Jolt'n Joe's in San Diego was diagnosed with cancer, he began leaning on his manager, but a broken promise over sweat equity threatens to run the bar into the ground.

  • E16
    The Mother of All Failures
    Aired · Mon, Sep 14, 2020 · 60m

    Jon is at The Armadillo Grill in Phoenix, AZ, to help its beloved owner Brenda who is in over her head and oblivious to a filthy kitchen that is hazardous to both employees and patrons.

Season 8
37 episodes · 37 aired
▾
  • E1
    Two Tickets to Paradise Cantina
    Aired · Mon, May 3, 2021 · 60m

    The owner of Paradise Cantina in Las Vegas lost nearly everything trying to keep his party bar afloat during the pandemic, but Jon suspects there may have been problems before lockdown.

  • E2
    Not Your Godfather's Speakeasy
    Aired · Mon, May 10, 2021 · 60m

    Jon helps the owner of Capo's Restaurant and Speakeasy in Las Vegas, who suffered personal and professional loss during the pandemic, restore the former glory of his mobster-themed bar.

  • E3
    A Twice in a Lifetime Opportunity
    Aired · Mon, May 24, 2021 · 60m

    Jon returns to Champagne's, a Vegas bar he first saved in 2016, to help the owner refocus on his business after the COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in him taking on a side gig to make ends meet.

  • E4
    Every Rosé Has It's Thorn
    Aired · Mon, Jun 7, 2021 · 60m

    Jon heads to Cork and Thorn, an offbeat Las Vegas hangout, to convince the artistic owner to focus less on her passion for flower arrangements and more on erasing her $200,000 debt.

  • E5
    Viva La Casona
    Aired · Mon, Jun 14, 2021 · 60m

    Jon rescues the owners of a historic Las Vegas Mexican restaurant who have a lot of heart but not enough business acumen to keep their dream of being successful restaurateurs alive.

  • E6
    Rookie of the Beer
    Aired · Mon, Jun 21, 2021 · 60m

    Jon tries to save Nevada Brew Works, a brewery and restaurant in downtown Las Vegas run by first-time owner Jason, whose lack of practical experience is putting the business at risk.

  • E7
    A Bar to Take Pride In
    Aired · Mon, Jun 28, 2021 · 60m

    Badlands Saloon is a Las Vegas institution proudly serving the LGBTQ+ community, but the owners need Jon's help after the COVID-19 pandemic brings down their business.

  • E8
    A Commander and His Post
    Aired · Mon, Jul 12, 2021 · 60m

    Jon goes to VFW Post 10054 in Pahrump, Nevada, where beloved Commander Marty is stepping down to care for his ailing wife, and Steve, his less-experienced replacement, must learn the ropes.

  • E9
    Behind the 8 Ball
    Aired · Mon, Jul 19, 2021 · 60m

    Despite its pre-pandemic popularity, Griff's Bar & Billiards is at risk of failure due to COVID-19 and mismanagement, so Jon steps in to help save the Las Vegas pool and billiard hall.

  • E10
    Ninja Karaoke's Swan Song
    Aired · Mon, Aug 2, 2021 · 60m

    Jon helps the young married owners of Ninja Karaoke in Las Vegas rebound from the effects of the pandemic and get their business -- and their dream of starting a family -- back on track.

  • E11
    Remembering Billy
    Aired · Mon, Aug 9, 2021 · 60m

    Jon travels to Tucson, Arizona, to help the staff at County Line Lounge & Grille pick up the pieces following the sudden death of one of its owners and fulfill his dream.

  • E12
    Wreck It Ralph
    Aired · Mon, Aug 16, 2021 · 60m

    Jon attempts to rescue a bar in Maricopa, Ariz., whose owner has squandered a half a million-dollar investment from his parents.

  • E13
    Penalty on the Bar
    Aired · Mon, Mar 21, 2022 · 59m

    In Dunwoody, Ga., Jon Taffer tries to help a former hospitality professional regain his passion for the industry and save his flailing bar.

  • E14
    Ace's Wild
    Aired · Mon, Mar 28, 2022 · 59m

    Jon heads to Texas to help a husband and wife rescue their failing bar and learn how to be better partners in business.

  • E15
    Personal Assistant, Professional Failure
    Aired · Mon, Apr 4, 2022 · 59m

    In the heart of Texas, Jon must help an owner figure out how to be a better boss and help her personal assistant step up to lead the bar.

  • E16
    Doing it for Dad
    Aired · Mon, Apr 11, 2022 · 59m

    After losing their father and stepmom, three sisters find themselves unexpectedly owning a bar that they never learned how to run.

  • E17
    Shutting Down the Confetti Party
    Aired · Mon, Apr 18, 2022 · 59m

    Jon helps an owner who battled childhood illness and the loss of his father learn how to run a bar and manage a business.

  • E18
    Quick-Sandtown Rescue
    Aired · Mon, Apr 25, 2022 · 59m

    In the heart of Atlanta, Jon helps an owner seize her second chance in life by saving her struggling bar and managing her staff.

  • E19
    Working to Death
    Aired · Mon, May 9, 2022 · 59m

    Jon heads to Tampa, Florida to help save an owner who has suffered personal loss and health scares while trying to single-handedly keep his struggling bar afloat.

  • E20
    Magically Atrocious
    Aired · Mon, May 16, 2022 · 59m

    In Ybor City, Florida, Jon helps rescue a bar owner who made some questionable choices on the theme, decor, and menu in her bar.

  • E21
    Rescue on the River
    Aired · Mon, May 23, 2022 · 59m

    A riverside bar in Florida is struggling to stay afloat due to a manager with no experience, a staff co-mingling, and a wildly out of line menu for their community.

  • E22
    Till Failure Do You Part
    Aired · Mon, May 30, 2022 · 59m

    In Gibsonton, Florida, Jon must help rescue not only a failing bar but a broken marriage after the Covid pandemic destroyed both their business and their relationship.

  • E23
    Game Over
    Aired · Mon, Jun 13, 2022 · 60m

    Jon heads to Sanford, Florida to revitalize a retro-arcade bar that is falling apart and an owner who has an excuse for everything.

  • E24
    JJ's Sports Bust
    Aired · Mon, Feb 27, 2023 · 59m

    A family-owned bar is struggling due to the owner's on-the-job behavior.

  • E25
    Outta Touch, Outta Time
    Aired · Mon, Mar 6, 2023 · 60m

    Jon encounters an unruly husband of an owner who is on the brink of closing her bar in Arvada, Colo.

  • E26
    Hideaway From Reality
    Aired · Mon, Mar 13, 2023 · 60m

    Jon faces an owner unwilling to own up to his mistakes and failures and a staff unwilling to speak the truth about him.

  • E27
    The Napoleon Complex
    Aired · Mon, Mar 20, 2023 · 60m

    Jon must teach a former engineer and his staff how to properly run a nightclub before they close down for good.

  • E28
    Pool House Rock
    Aired · Mon, Mar 27, 2023 · 60m

    Jon confronts an owner who moved his family to pursue his lifelong dream of opening a bar, only for his wife to do all the work.

  • E29
    Loveless in Loveland
    Aired · Mon, Apr 3, 2023 · 60m

    Jon attempts to rescue a bar owner in Loveland, Colo., who is on the verge of losing his business and his marriage.

  • E30
    Fresh Bread, Rotten Bar
    Aired · Mon, Apr 10, 2023 · 60m

    Jon helps a struggling owner take a step back so that his apprehensive manager can take a step forward.

  • E31
    3rd Pocket's a Charm
    Aired · Mon, Apr 24, 2023 · 60m

    In Hickory, N.C., Jon finds a bar with an absent owner, an untrained staff, and an infestation of pests.

  • E32
    Long Live a Legacy
    Aired · Mon, May 1, 2023 · 60m

    Jon heads to Moreno Valley, Calif., to save the legacy of a pizza and sports bar after the passing of one of the owners leaves a family in disarray.

  • E33
    Horseshoe Bend It Like Bar Rescue
    Aired · Mon, May 15, 2023 · 60m

    Jon must save a small country bar in rural Idaho from going under while teaching the General Manager how to be a true leader.

  • E34
    Spare Me Another Chance
    Aired · Mon, May 22, 2023 · 60m

    Jon must help a businessman who bought a bar attached to a bowling alley but had never stepped foot in a bar.

  • E35
    Changing of the Guards
    Aired · Mon, May 29, 2023 · 60m

    Jon rescues a VFW on its last legs before the bar's 75th Anniversary.

  • E36
    Put This Fire Out
    Aired · Mon, Jun 5, 2023 · 60m

    Jon tries to save a firehouse-themed bar outside of Boise, Idaho and confronts an owner with excuses for everything.

  • E37
    How the Cookie Crumbles
    Aired · Mon, Jun 12, 2023 · 60m

    Jon must save a former travel agent turned bar owner and her family business before it crashes and burns.

Season 9
40 episodes · 40 aired
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  • E1
    Deadliest Kitchen
    Aired · Mon, Feb 26, 2024 · 60m

    Jon heads to Gilbert, Arizona to help an owner who has dedicated her life to a bar that has a dangerously dirty kitchen and an untrained bar staff.

  • E2
    Wildkats Wild Collapse
    Aired · Mon, Mar 4, 2024 · 60m

    In Jacksonville, Florida, Jon Taffer aims to rescue a bar that is suffering from a severe identity crisis and lack of leadership.

  • E3
    Jason's Last Call
    Aired · Mon, Mar 11, 2024 · 60m

    Jon heads to Fountain Hills, Ariz., to help a married couple protect their investment in a bar that is being run into the ground by their friend and business partner.

  • E4
    A Drunk, a Fruitfly, and a KnightWalk Into a Bar
    Aired · Mon, Mar 18, 2024 · 60m

    Jon Taffer sends legendary mixologist, Phil Wills to rescue a filthy bar in Oxnard, California and help a newlywed couple realize their dreams.

  • E5
    Low Five Dive
    Aired · Mon, Mar 25, 2024 · 60m

    Jon Taffer attempts to rescue a bar in Tucson, Arizona whose owner has let the bar fall into disrepair despite the efforts of her skilled staff.

  • E6
    Missing the Marc
    Aired · Mon, Apr 1, 2024 · 60m

    Jon Taffer heads to St. Augustine, Florida to help a military vet rescue his struggling bar amidst poor sales and an unruly staff.

  • E7
    My Brother's Barkeeper
    Aired · Mon, Apr 8, 2024 · 60m

    In Banning, Calif., a failing bar causes a major rift between a brother and sister; Jon Taffer must find a way to help them repair the damage.

  • E8
    A Perla in the Rough
    Aired · Mon, Apr 15, 2024 · 60m

    Jon sends hospitality protégé, Dustin Drai, to Glendale, Arizona to rescue a local institution whose current owner is treating the bar as his personal hangout and giving away free drinks.

  • E9
    Losing the Playoffs
    Aired · Mon, Apr 22, 2024 · 60m

    Jon heads to Palm Desert to help rescue a 20 year old bar that has failed to ever make a profit while navigating a complicated web of relationships.

  • E10
    Friends Without Benefits
    Aired · Mon, Apr 29, 2024 · 60m

    In Downey, Jon tasks Phil Wills to help an iconic live music venue get back on its feet after years of neglect and mismanagement.

  • E11
    Boca Re-Tune
    Aired · Mon, May 6, 2024 · 60m

    Jon Taffer rescues a bar in Boca Raton, FL whose owner is failing to achieve the same success he found in the music industry as he is in the bar.

  • E12
    CSI: Los Cocos
    Aired · Mon, May 13, 2024 · 60m

    Jon Taffer sends Ashish Alfred to Port St. Lucie, Florida to help three brothers save a bar they bought with no knowledge or experience of how to run it.

  • E13
    From Camo to Cocktail
    Aired · Mon, May 20, 2024 · 60m

    Jon comes to the rescue of a nearly 100 year old VFW Post that was decimated from Covid and struggles to hang on amidst a dwindling membership and decaying building.

  • E14
    Thank You for (Not) Smoking
    Aired · Mon, Jun 3, 2024 · 60m

    Jon Taffer heads to Margate, Fla. to fix a dive bar whose owners have not changed anything in the bar for over 20 years, including their smoking policy.

  • E15
    Inland Tavern, Underwater
    Aired · Mon, Jun 10, 2024 · 60m

    Jon Taffer sends his long-time expert, Phil Wills to lead the rescue of a bar in San Marcos, California that is suffering from an identity crisis.

  • E16
    Dancing Dreams Dashed
    Aired · Mon, Jun 17, 2024 · 60m

    Jon Taffer travels to Port St. Lucie, Florida, to assist two partners in saving their failing bar, regaining their confidence, and learning how to manage a successful business.

  • E17
    Mis-Steaks Were Made
    Aired · Mon, Jun 24, 2024 · 60m

    Jon appoints hospitality expert Dustin Drai to Apache Junction, Arizona to rescue a small town bar whose owners have no experience in operations, design, or service.

  • E18
    Feels Bad at Philgoods
    Aired · Mon, Jul 1, 2024 · 60m

    For his 250th rescue, Jon Taffer heads to Pompano Beach, Florida, to help a bar veteran fix his family issues so that he can take a step closer to retirement.

  • E19
    Long Island Mess
    Aired · Mon, Jul 15, 2024 · 60m

    Jon Taffer sends Phil Wills and Danny Trejo to Houston, TX to rescue a business whose owner prefers to drink in the bar while his retired wife is left to pick up the pieces.

  • E20
    Lost in the Sauce
    Aired · Mon, Jul 22, 2024 · 60m

    Jon Taffer attempts to rescue a bar in Kingwood, TX whose owners have neglected both the business and the staff over the last several years.

  • E21
    Till the Wagon Wheels Fall Off
    Aired · Mon, Jul 29, 2024 · 60m

    Jon Taffer sends Phil Wills & Danny Trejo to Cleveland, TX to help a pair of friends rescue their bar and their friendship amidst family fights and dying cockroaches.

  • E22
    Midtown Slump
    Aired · Mon, Aug 5, 2024 · 60m

    Jon Taffer needs to rescue a failing bar in Houston, TX whose owner turned his life upside down to buy a bar near an ailing lifelong friend.

  • E23
    Jimmy Meet World
    Aired · Mon, Feb 24, 2025 · 60m

    Jon Taffer heads to Kenosha, WI to rescue a long-standing bar whose owner has failed to update the business over the past 30 years.

  • E24
    Lights Out in the Harbor
    Aired · Mon, Mar 3, 2025 · 60m

    A historic bar in Sheboygan, Wisc. faces closure because of an owner with a bad attitude whose staff is afraid to speak out against him.

  • E25
    Rock Bottom at Top Shelf
    Aired · Mon, Mar 10, 2025 · 60m

    Jon Taffer visits Fond du Lac in Wisconsin to help a husband and wife rescue their bar and move on from the death of their son.

  • E26
    Pete's Ruined Tavern
    Aired · Mon, Mar 17, 2025 · 60m

    Chef Jason Santos goes to Chesterfield, Minnesota to rescue an owner who drinks excessively in his own bar while his kids try to make the bar successful.

  • E27
    I'm a F'n Bar Guy! I'm a F'n Bar Girl!
    Aired · Mon, Mar 24, 2025 · 60m

    Jon Taffer heads to Milwaukee, WI to rescue a family whose goal of running a New Orleans inspired frozen daiquiri bar is wildly off the mark.

  • E28
    Backroads to Ruin
    Aired · Mon, Mar 31, 2025 · 60m

    Mixologist Phil Wills travels to Holly, Minnesota to help rescue a bar whose failure has impacted an entire family and threatens to break them apart.

  • E29
    Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
    Aired · Mon, Apr 7, 2025 · 60m

    When a bar in the in St. Clair is about to collapse because of a pair of estranged brothers who would rather fight each other then help each other, they realize that they have to stop fighting and get help to save their business before its too late.

  • E30
    Honey, I Bought a Bar!
    Aired · Mon, Apr 14, 2025 · 60m

    Rescuing a failing business in Houston, Texas after its owner buys a bar as a surprise for her husband,only to realize that he is anything but happy.

  • E31
    The Airliner Is Grounded
    Aired · Mon, Apr 21, 2025 · 60m

    In East Alton, Illinois, an owner struggles to hold on to the bar that was left to her by her late husband; her daughter struggles to manage the business.

  • E32
    Calendar's Crisis
    Aired · Mon, Apr 28, 2025 · 60m

    Danny Trejo travels to Macclenny, Florida to rescue a struggling pizza joint whose owner is reluctant to let her daughter take charge.

  • E33
    On the 3:10 to Failure
    Aired · Mon, May 5, 2025 · 60m

    Jon Taffer visits Smithton, IL to help a failing business while dealing with married owners who are at their breaking point because one is working two jobs to support them while the other is mismanaging every aspect of the bar.

  • E34
    Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fireplace
    Aired · Mon, May 12, 2025 · 60m

    An owner in St. Louis, Missouri needs help preserving the legacy of the bar that was passed along to her by her late fiancé.

  • E35
    Bad Times at Goodtime
    Aired · Mon, May 19, 2025 · 60m

    Phil Wills goes to Inkster, Michigan to help three lifelong friends save their neighborhood bar and their friendship.

  • E36
    Tropical Storm
    Aired · Mon, Jun 2, 2025 · 60m

    Jon Taffer is called upon to help a bar owner in Milwaukee, WI whose strained relationship with her pregnant daughter jeopardizes both her bar's future and their family's well-being.

  • E37
    Murky Waters at Swamp Tales
    Aired · Mon, Jun 9, 2025 · 60m

    In Carlyle, IL a cajun-themed bar needs rescuing due to its out of control food costs and untrained management and staff.

  • E38
    The World Famous Raw Chicken Wings
    Aired · Mon, Jun 16, 2025 · 60m

    Jon Taffer sends mixologist Phil Wills to Toledo, OH to help rescue an ailing owner who lets his untrained staff take advantage of his kindness and hard work.

  • E39
    Third Time's the Charm
    Aired · Mon, Jun 23, 2025 · 60m

    Jon Taffer sends Dustin Drai to Goodells, MI to help an owner save his struggling business after his previous two bars also closed down from his mismanagement.

  • E40
    Slotzy's Last Shotzy
    Aired · Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 60m

    Jon Taffer travels to Worden, IL to rescue a bar for an owner who inherited the business from his father but relies on an untrained manager to secure its future success.

Season 10
12 episodes · 12 aired
▾
  • E1
    Sitting Down on the Job
    Aired · Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 60m

    In Ashland City, TN, Jon Taffer confronts a defiant owner who literally sits on a stool while his family's bar crumbles around him. With the business on the brink, Taffer must inspire this idle owner to stand up and fight.

  • E2
    One Man Brand
    Aired · Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 60m

    Jon Taffer travels to Marietta, Georgia, to confront a dire situation. He must rescue a failing bar from an owner who stubbornly clings to the misguided belief that his own personal brand alone possesses the power to reverse its fortune.

  • E3
    When Dreams Hit the Sidewalk
    Aired · Mon, Mar 2, 2026 · 60m

    In Orlando, Florida, Jon Taffer is on a mission to save a struggling bar. Despite the owner's genuine passion and dedication, the establishment is failing due to a fundamentally flawed and misguided concept that was doomed from its very inception.

  • E4
    Alley Cat-astrophe
    Aired · Mon, Mar 9, 2026 · 60m

    Jon Taffer travels to Bowling Green, Kentucky, to revitalize a struggling bar plagued by a management crisis, as two bartenders contend for a leadership role after the current manager proves ineffectual in overseeing the bar's operations.

  • E5
    A Palette of Problems
    Aired · Mon, Mar 16, 2026 · 60m

    A married couple's dream of a successful art-themed bar is in jeopardy, so Jon Taffer steps in to help in Douglasville, Georgia. Their passion for art is undeniable, but their lack of business acumen is leading to failure.

  • E6
    Don't Leave it to Happenchance
    Aired · Mon, Mar 23, 2026 · 60m

    Jon Taffer heads to Nolensville, Tennessee, to help a couple whose ambitious plans for an upscale wine bar have completely backfired, leaving their business on the brink of failure and their dreams shattered.

  • E7
    Flush the Slush
    Aired · Mon, Mar 30, 2026 · 60m

    Jon Taffer heads to Melbourne, Florida to help rescue a former radio entrepreneur turned bar owner who has suffered personal losses that have caused his business to suffer.

  • E8
    Crust Issues
    Aired · Mon, Apr 6, 2026 · 60m

    In Kirkwood, Georgia, a pizza place with a confused identity is failing under its owner's constant micromanagement. Jon Taffer steps in to rescue the business, overhaul its concept, and confront the owner's destructive leadership style.

  • E9
    615 Reasons to Fail
    Aired · Mon, Apr 13, 2026 · 60m

    In Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Jon Taffer must save a bar from failure. The problem stems from the owner's choice to have her boyfriend, a man with absolutely no professional skills or prior experience, manage the entire business operation.

  • E10
    Broken Chains of Command
    Aired · Mon, Apr 20, 2026 · 60m

    Jon Taffer heads to DeBary, Florida to rescue a VFW post that is losing members and suffering a financial crisis due to confusion surrounding the leadership of the bar. He must not only rescue the post but also help them establish proper management.

  • E11
    Hair of the Big Dog
    Aired · Mon, Apr 27, 2026 · 60m

    Jon Taffer heads to Mt. Dora, Florida to rescue a failing bar where an owner struggles to run her business alone after the tragic passing of her partner.

  • E12
    Havana Rough Time
    Aired · Mon, May 4, 2026 · 60m

    Jon Taffer faces a unique challenge in Powder Springs, Georgia: a Cuban-themed cigar bar rendered illegal by a city-wide smoking ban. The owners are now in deep debt and weeks from closing.