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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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37 this season · 305 totals08e01 Two Tickets to Paradise Cantina 2021-05-03 02:00
Two Tickets to Paradise Cantina
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.
s08e02 Not Your Godfather's Speakeasy 2021-05-10 02:00
Not Your Godfather's Speakeasy
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.
s08e03 A Twice in a Lifetime Opportunity 2021-05-24 02:00
A Twice in a Lifetime Opportunity
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.
s08e04 Every Rosé Has It's Thorn 2021-06-07 02:00
Every Rosé Has It's Thorn
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.
s08e05 Viva La Casona 2021-06-14 02:00
Viva La Casona
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.
s08e06 Rookie of the Beer 2021-06-21 02:00
Rookie of the Beer
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.
s08e07 A Bar to Take Pride In 2021-06-28 02:00
A Bar to Take Pride In
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.
s08e08 A Commander and His Post 2021-07-12 02:00
A Commander and His Post
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.
s08e09 Behind the 8 Ball 2021-07-19 02:00
Behind the 8 Ball
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.
s08e10 Ninja Karaoke's Swan Song 2021-08-02 02:00
Ninja Karaoke's Swan Song
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.
s08e11 Remembering Billy 2021-08-09 02:00
Remembering Billy
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.
s08e12 Wreck It Ralph 2021-08-16 02:00
Wreck It Ralph
Jon attempts to rescue a bar in Maricopa, Ariz., whose owner has squandered a half a million-dollar investment from his parents.
s08e13 Penalty on the Bar 2022-03-21 02:00
Penalty on the Bar
In Dunwoody, Ga., Jon Taffer tries to help a former hospitality professional regain his passion for the industry and save his flailing bar.
s08e14 Ace's Wild 2022-03-28 02:00
Ace's Wild
Jon heads to Texas to help a husband and wife rescue their failing bar and learn how to be better partners in business.
s08e15 Personal Assistant, Professional Failure 2022-04-04 02:00
Personal Assistant, Professional Failure
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.
s08e16 Doing it for Dad 2022-04-11 02:00
Doing it for Dad
After losing their father and stepmom, three sisters find themselves unexpectedly owning a bar that they never learned how to run.
s08e17 Shutting Down the Confetti Party 2022-04-18 02:00
Shutting Down the Confetti Party
Jon helps an owner who battled childhood illness and the loss of his father learn how to run a bar and manage a business.
s08e18 Quick-Sandtown Rescue 2022-04-25 02:00
Quick-Sandtown Rescue
In the heart of Atlanta, Jon helps an owner seize her second chance in life by saving her struggling bar and managing her staff.
s08e19 Working to Death 2022-05-09 02:00
Working to Death
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.
s08e20 Magically Atrocious 2022-05-16 02:00
Magically Atrocious
In Ybor City, Florida, Jon helps rescue a bar owner who made some questionable choices on the theme, decor, and menu in her bar.
s08e21 Rescue on the River 2022-05-23 02:00
Rescue on the River
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.
s08e22 Till Failure Do You Part 2022-05-30 02:00
Till Failure Do You Part
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.
s08e23 Game Over 2022-06-13 02:00
Game Over
Jon heads to Sanford, Florida to revitalize a retro-arcade bar that is falling apart and an owner who has an excuse for everything.
s08e24 JJ's Sports Bust 2023-02-27 03:00
JJ's Sports Bust
A family-owned bar is struggling due to the owner's on-the-job behavior.
s08e25 Outta Touch, Outta Time 2023-03-06 03:00
Outta Touch, Outta Time
Jon encounters an unruly husband of an owner who is on the brink of closing her bar in Arvada, Colo.
s08e26 Hideaway From Reality 2023-03-13 02:00
Hideaway From Reality
Jon faces an owner unwilling to own up to his mistakes and failures and a staff unwilling to speak the truth about him.
s08e27 The Napoleon Complex 2023-03-20 02:00
The Napoleon Complex
Jon must teach a former engineer and his staff how to properly run a nightclub before they close down for good.
s08e28 Pool House Rock 2023-03-27 02:00
Pool House Rock
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.
s08e29 Loveless in Loveland 2023-04-03 02:00
Loveless in Loveland
Jon attempts to rescue a bar owner in Loveland, Colo., who is on the verge of losing his business and his marriage.
s08e30 Fresh Bread, Rotten Bar 2023-04-10 02:00
Fresh Bread, Rotten Bar
Jon helps a struggling owner take a step back so that his apprehensive manager can take a step forward.
s08e31 3rd Pocket's a Charm 2023-04-24 02:00
3rd Pocket's a Charm
In Hickory, N.C., Jon finds a bar with an absent owner, an untrained staff, and an infestation of pests.
s08e32 Long Live a Legacy 2023-05-01 02:00
Long Live a Legacy
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.
s08e33 Horseshoe Bend It Like Bar Rescue 2023-05-15 02:00
Horseshoe Bend It Like Bar Rescue
Jon must save a small country bar in rural Idaho from going under while teaching the General Manager how to be a true leader.
s08e34 Spare Me Another Chance 2023-05-22 02:00
Spare Me Another Chance
Jon must help a businessman who bought a bar attached to a bowling alley but had never stepped foot in a bar.
s08e35 Changing of the Guards 2023-05-29 02:00
Changing of the Guards
Jon rescues a VFW on its last legs before the bar's 75th Anniversary.
s08e36 Put This Fire Out 2023-06-05 02:00
Put This Fire Out
Jon tries to save a firehouse-themed bar outside of Boise, Idaho and confronts an owner with excuses for everything.
s08e37 How the Cookie Crumbles 2023-06-12 02:00
How the Cookie Crumbles
Jon must save a former travel agent turned bar owner and her family business before it crashes and burns.