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s10e12 · 2026-05-04
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Bar Rescue
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Bar Rescue follows Jon Taffer, one of the country's top restaurant and bar consultants, will give failing establishments one last chance to succeed. The show will delve into every business facet of running a bar from creating a profitable drink/food menu to crowd management to music selection to managing disgruntled employees. This marks the first food/beverage-themed show for Spike TV, furthering its effort to expand and broaden its audience.
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41 this season · 305 totals03e01 Turtle on Its Back 2013-02-11 03:00
Turtle on Its Back
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.
s03e02 Rock 'n' Roaches 2013-02-18 03:00
Rock 'n' Roaches
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.
s03e03 Bro's Got to Geaux! 2013-02-25 03:00
Bro's Got to Geaux!
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.
s03e04 Tears for Beers 2013-03-04 03:00
Tears for Beers
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.
s03e05 Empty Pockets 2013-03-11 02:00
Empty Pockets
When tasked with rescuing an immigrant-owned pool hall in Denver, Jon finds the biggest obstacle is the owner's pride.
s03e06 Jon T, He Don't Like It 2013-03-18 02:00
Jon T, He Don't Like It
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.
s03e07 In a Pinch 2013-03-25 02:00
In a Pinch
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.
s03e08 Karaoke Katastrophe 2013-04-01 02:00
Karaoke Katastrophe
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.
s03e09 A Horse Walks Into a Bar 2013-04-08 02:00
A Horse Walks Into a Bar
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.
s03e10 Meat Sauna 2013-04-15 02:00
Meat Sauna
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.
s03e11 Don't Mess with Taffer's Wife 2013-07-08 01:00
Don't Mess with Taffer's Wife
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.
s03e12 Don't Judge a Booze by Its Bottle 2013-07-15 01:00
Don't Judge a Booze by Its Bottle
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.
s03e13 Two Flew Over the Handlebars 2013-07-22 01:00
Two Flew Over the Handlebars
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.
s03e14 There's No Crying in the Bar Business 2013-07-29 01:00
There's No Crying in the Bar Business
Jon must restore trust between owners and curb rampant theft among employees to save Barlow's, a failing Georgia sports bar.
s03e15 Play Some Janet Jackson! 2013-08-05 01:00
Play Some Janet Jackson!
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.
s03e16 Characters Assassination 2013-08-12 01:00
Characters Assassination
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.
s03e17 Corking the Hole 2013-08-19 01:00
Corking the Hole
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.
s03e18 A Bar Full of Bull 2013-08-26 01:00
A Bar Full of Bull
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.
s03e19 Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas 2013-09-09 01:00
Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas
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.
s03e20 Barely Above Water 2013-09-16 01:00
Barely Above Water
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.
s03e21 Crappy Cantina 2013-10-07 02:00
Crappy Cantina
Jon steps in to help two brothers whose ill-conceived idea for a death-metal concert bar has drained their parents' retirement fund.
s03e22 Jon of the Dead 2013-10-14 02:00
Jon of the Dead
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.
s03e23 Grandpa Got Run Over by His Grandkids 2013-10-21 02:00
Grandpa Got Run Over by His Grandkids
Vegas bar Kerry's was meant as a gift from a grandpa to his family, but the grandkids' mismanagement threatens to squander everything.
s03e24 Hurricane Jon vs. Hurricane Sandy 2013-10-28 02:00
Hurricane Jon vs. Hurricane Sandy
After the Bungalow Bar in Rockaway, NY, was ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, Jon helps the owner rebuild in time for summer beach season.
s03e25 Drunk & Dirty Dolls 2013-11-04 03:00
Drunk & Dirty Dolls
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.
s03e26 Empty Bottles Full Cans 2013-11-11 03:00
Empty Bottles Full Cans
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.
s03e27 Hole in None 2013-11-18 03:00
Hole in None
Jon helps bring a golf-themed establishment up to par by getting rid of the grime and reassessing the staff.
s03e28 Music City Mess 2013-11-25 03:00
s03e29 Brawlin' Babes 2013-12-09 03:00
Brawlin' Babes
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.
s03e30 Twin vs. Twin 2013-12-16 03:00
Twin vs. Twin
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.
s03e31 Hostile Takeover 2014-03-10 01:00
Hostile Takeover
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.
s03e32 Critters and Quitters 2014-03-17 01:00
Critters and Quitters
A raccoon infestation is only the most extreme on a long list of problems plaguing KC's Bar & Grill and its checked-out owner.
s03e33 Punch-Drunk & Trailer-Trashed 2014-03-24 01:00
Punch-Drunk & Trailer-Trashed
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.
s03e34 Scoreboard to Death 2014-03-31 01:00
Scoreboard to Death
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.
s03e35 Grow Some Meatballs! 2014-04-07 01:00
Grow Some Meatballs!
Ever since extended family members were put on the payroll at The Tailgate in Santa Clarita, CA, business has taken a nosedive.
s03e36 Taxed Out in Texas 2014-04-14 01:00
Taxed Out in Texas
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.
s03e37 When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons 2014-04-21 01:00
When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons
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.
s03e38 I Smell a Rat 2014-04-28 01:00
I Smell a Rat
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.
s03e39 Scary Mary's 2014-05-05 01:00
Scary Mary's
The lecherous owner of failing Texas dive Mary's Outpost crosses the line with one of Jon's experts.
s03e40 Muscle Madness 2014-05-12 01:00
Muscle Madness
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.