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s10e12 · 2026-05-04
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Bar Rescue
Paramount Network Reality
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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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31 this season · 305 totals05e01 The Perks of Being a Wallpaper 2016-08-08 01:00
The Perks of Being a Wallpaper
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.
s05e02 Wheels of Misfortune 2016-08-15 01:00
Wheels of Misfortune
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.
s05e03 Whipped Into Shape 2016-08-22 01:00
Whipped Into Shape
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.
s05e04 Antisocial Media 2016-09-19 02:00
Antisocial Media
When a military veteran/bar owner responds to criticism of his philanthropic work with nasty comments online, his business is sent into a tailspin.
s05e05 How to Train Your Goldfish 2016-09-26 02:00
How to Train Your Goldfish
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.
s05e06 Win, Lose or Brawl 2016-10-03 02:00
Win, Lose or Brawl
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.
s05e07 Listen Y'all it's Sabatoge 2016-10-10 02:00
Listen Y'all it's Sabatoge
New bar owners accuse their manager [and the bar's former owner] of sabotaging their business to try to steal it back.
s05e08 Gettin' Jigger with It 2016-10-17 02:00
Gettin' Jigger with It
Brother and sister owners develop a bitter sibling rivalry when they take over the historic Sam Jordan's bar in San Francisco.
s05e09 Chase Lounge 2016-10-24 02:00
Chase Lounge
The Tradewinds bar could shut down for good if Jon can't get a lazy stepson to step into his new role as manager.
s05e10 Zero Drunk Thirty 2016-10-31 02:00
Zero Drunk Thirty
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.
s05e11 Ice, Mice, Baby 2016-11-07 03:00
Ice, Mice, Baby
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.
s05e12 Punk as a Drunk 2016-11-14 03:00
Punk as a Drunk
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.
s05e13 Back to the Bar: Drunky Mcdrunkerton Returns 2016-11-21 03:00
Back to the Bar: Drunky Mcdrunkerton Returns
Jon confronts the owners of the Handlebar Café about abandoning his changes, then checks in on The Brixton in Austin, Texas.
s05e14 Don't Tell Mom the Bar Is Dead 2017-02-20 03:00
Don't Tell Mom the Bar Is Dead
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.
s05e15 I Know What You Did Last Summit 2017-02-27 03:00
I Know What You Did Last Summit
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.
s05e16 Struck Out at the Dugout 2017-03-06 03:00
Struck Out at the Dugout
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.
s05e17 Back to the Bar: Brick & Barley Above Water 2017-03-13 02:00
Back to the Bar: Brick & Barley Above Water
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.
s05e18 All Twerk and No Pay Makes Taffer Shut It Down 2017-03-20 02:00
All Twerk and No Pay Makes Taffer Shut It Down
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.
s05e19 Bar Over Troubled Water 2017-03-27 02:00
Bar Over Troubled Water
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.
s05e20 Desi, You Got Some 'Splainin' to Do 2017-04-03 02:00
Desi, You Got Some 'Splainin' to Do
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.
s05e21 Back to the Bar: Hallelujah for Jon 2017-04-10 02:00
Back to the Bar: Hallelujah for Jon
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.
s05e22 Casually Tapped Out 2017-07-03 02:00
Casually Tapped Out
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.
s05e23 Things That Go Pahrump in the Night 2017-07-17 02:00
Things That Go Pahrump in the Night
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.
s05e24 Mother Doesn't Know Best 2017-07-24 02:00
Mother Doesn't Know Best
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.
s05e25 Back to the Bar: Flying Fists and Bar Brawls 2017-07-31 02:00
Back to the Bar: Flying Fists and Bar Brawls
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.
s05e26 Silence of the Ants 2017-08-07 02:00
Silence of the Ants
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.
s05e27 Daddy Dearest 2017-08-14 02:00
Daddy Dearest
Jon arrives in the nick of time to save Sidelines, a family-operated sports bar being run into the ground by a violent father.
s05e28 Rickety Rockin' Rhonda's 2017-08-21 02:00
Rickety Rockin' Rhonda's
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.
s05e29 Back to the Bar: For Whom the Cajun Belle Tolls 2017-09-04 02:00
Back to the Bar: For Whom the Cajun Belle Tolls
Jon calls on rescued bar owners to see if they seized their second chances to fix their code violations and control their biker clientele.
s05e30 The Unlucky Leprechaun 2017-09-11 02:00
The Unlucky Leprechaun
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.
s05e31 Back to the Bar: Disasters of Epic Proportions 2017-09-18 02:00
Back to the Bar: Disasters of Epic Proportions
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.