Bar Rescue

Bar Rescue

Jon Taffer, a bar/nightclub consultant, and his team of experts offer their expertise, helping real bar owners "rescue" their failing establishments by overcoming challenges and possibly saving them from closing.

Genre: Reality-TV

Cast:Jon TafferP.J. KingMia MastroianniRussell DavisTom BonelloVic MoeaTiffany DerryNicole TafferKevin BludsoBrian DuffyJason SantosNancy HadleyRobert FloydAaron McCargo Jr.Phil WillsBrad BohannanPeter O'ConnorJessie Barnes


1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ The Perks of Being a Wallpaper

Sun, Aug 7, 2016

The owner of a Vegas dive bar known to be a former mob hangout is too much of a nice guy and not enough of a tough boss as his bar is failing.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Wheels of Misfortune

Sun, Aug 14, 2016

A bar with a roller rink in a California desert town is on it's last legs, until Taffer arrives to access the situation.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ 12 Beers a Slave

Sun, Aug 21, 2016

An owner spent his life savings on a run down bar, and attempted a fetish night to bring in more clientele, but has to face defiance and drama from members of his staff.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Antisocial Media

Sun, Sep 18, 2016

A small town California bar owner is driving away business, not just through bad service, but through negative comments he posts on social media.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ How to Train Your Goldfish

Sun, Sep 25, 2016

Nasty nachos & goldfish races are on the menu at this sports pub. But in a Bar Rescue first, a staffing crisis hits before the stress test, leaving the owners without any employees. Can Taffer right the ship before it drowns?

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Win, Lose or Brawl

Sun, Oct 2, 2016

When a brawl breaks out in a failing bar, Jon reconsiders a possible rescue.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Listen Y'all It's Sabotage

Sun, Oct 9, 2016

The new owners of a Washington bar are accusing their manager, also the former owner, of attempting to destroy the business from the inside. One of the owners snap when one of the bartenders storm out and quit.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Gettin' Jigger with It

Sun, Oct 16, 2016

A historic San Francisco bar, founded by legendary boxer Sam Jordan, is in dire need of saving. Profits are divided and the children of the late ring fighter can't work with each other.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Chase Lounge

Sun, Oct 23, 2016

A car salesman sees profits draining courtesy of a lazy and unreliable stepson/manager who lacks in leadership and allows the bar to lose money.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Zero Drunk Thirty

Sun, Oct 30, 2016

A military hero on the verge of being redeployed needs a rescue of his own, before he drinks away his profits and angers his bartender girlfriend past the point of no return.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Ice, Mice, Baby

Sun, Nov 6, 2016

After receiving a nightclub from his successful father, a spoiled bar owner drains profits while his employees are barely making anything, and allows mice and filth within the establishment.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Punk as a Drunk

Sun, Nov 13, 2016

After a series of family tragedies, a former punk musician allows his inexperienced staff to cost him money. His obscene roughhousing with his workers ignites Taffer.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Don't Tell Mom the Bar Is Dead

Sun, Feb 19, 2017

Jon is brought to a craft beer bar to help an owner who lacks in staff, drinks away profits, and takes advantage of his mother's generosity before the landlord evicts him from the establishment.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ I Know What You Did Last Summit

Sun, Feb 26, 2017

An owner, returning from his absence, nearly ruins his marriage by drinking away profits, goofing off, and flirting with female patrons. Can Jon fix the bar and the marriage?

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Struck Out at the Dugout

Sun, Mar 5, 2017

After evicting a tenant who refused to pay rent, a drunken owner degrades his sports bar, allows flies to scour the establishment. His ego, constant drinking, and excuses push the staff to their breaking point.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ All Twerk and No Pay Makes Taffer Shut It Down

Sun, Mar 19, 2017

An owner twerks her way to tears when her bar gets out of step.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ Bar Over Troubled Water

Sun, Mar 26, 2017

After the 2016 flood damage in Louisiana, an owner of a successful bar who is desperate to restore his establishment is seeking Jon's help to get his business up and running again.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ Desi, You Got Some 'Splainin' to Do

Sun, Apr 2, 2017

After suffering a massive stroke, a veteran bar owner lets his bar slip away as he drinks down profits and builds his debt.

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ Back to the Bar: Hallelujah for Jon

Sun, Apr 9, 2017

Former bar owners return to praise Taffer for turning around their businesses, including an owner once accused of embezzlement by his father, a vape-smoking dragon lady who crafted conflict in her St. Louis bar & more.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ Casually Tapped Out

Sun, Jul 2, 2017

In a Bar Rescue first, Jon must resurrect a closed neighborhood bar by reigniting the passion of the burnt-out firefighter who owns it.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ Things That Go Pahrump in the Night

Sun, Jul 16, 2017

Its a race against the clock when Jon Taffer heads to Pahrump, Nevada, where he must save the failing bar of a man who might lose his sight forever.

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ Mother Doesn't Know Best

Sun, Jul 23, 2017

Jon Taffer must convince the ultimate maternal figure to make her decisions like a business owner to save her struggling Las Vegas dive bar from closing its doors.

25Season 5
26Season 5

S5.E26 ∙ Silence of the Ants

Sun, Aug 6, 2017

Jon arrives in Long Beach to save a filthy bar plagued by fruit flies and ants.

27Season 5

S5.E27 ∙ Daddy Dearest

Sun, Aug 13, 2017

Jon Taffer arrives just in time to save a family run bar on the brink of ruin with an aggressive father at its helm.

28Season 5

S5.E28 ∙ Rickety Rockin' Rhonda

Sun, Aug 20, 2017

It's a race against the clock as Jon Taffer tries to rescue a failing bar with a crumbling floor.

29Season 5

S5.E29 ∙ Back to the Bar: For Whom the Cajun Belle Tolls

Sun, Sep 3, 2017

Taffer revisits The Cajun Belle to see if husband Dave still supports his hard-working wife and if their marriage needs another rescue, checks in on the partnership at Hammer & Ales, and heads back to The Wildcatter.

30Season 5

S5.E30 ∙ The Unlucky Leprechaun

Sun, Sep 10, 2017

Jon Taffer has to convince a foul-mouthed owner to change his ways before the bar he owns with his ex-wife shuts down for good.