• Air date: 29 Jul '12 10 episodes
      Bar Rescue is an American reality series that premiered on Spike TV on July 17, 2011. It stars Jon Taffer, who offers his professional expertise—at no charge—to desperately failing bars in order to save them from closing.
  • List of Episodes (10)
    • 1. Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Dumb

      29 Jul '12
      Bar expert Jon Taffer must patch holes in a sinking Pirate-themed bar in Silver Spring, MD. But mutiny is in the air when Jon forces the pirate staff to cater to the city's corporate clientele.
    • 2. Tiki Curse

      29 Jul '12
      Located on a prime stretch of beach, The Bamboo Beach Tiki Bar is still failing. Can Bar Expert Jon Taffer get a bevy of beautiful barmaids to fix this oceanfront eyesore instead of working on their suntans?
    • 3. Murphy's Mess

      05 Aug '12
      Bar expert Jon Taffer must fix a dirty, binge-drinking bar owned by two fraternity brothers in Fells Point, Maryland. But the rescue gets derailed when Jon discovers the building is about to collapse.
    • 4. Mystique or Murder?

      12 Aug '12
      Mystique Lounge in West Palm Beach, Florida, has operated under the shadow of a murder for three years. Can bar expert Jon Taffer restore a positive mystique to this once-cursed venue?
    • 5. Bottomless Pit

      19 Aug '12
      Bar expert Jon Taffer has his hands full with a failing dive bar in Orange, CA. When he discovers the owner is incapable of running the bar, Jon must pin his hopes on the owner’s untested but eager daughter.
    • 6. Broke Black Sheep

      26 Aug '12
      Bar expert Jon Taffer is called in to save the family-run Black Sheep in the Irish-German community of Cheviot, Ohio. But Jon discovers that the bar may be beyond rescue due to the owners’ massive debt.
    • 7. Weber's of Lies

      09 Sep '12
      Bar expert Jon Taffer must make a former strip club turned music venue profitable. But when the bar’s staff is found to be contributing to the financial problems, Jon must convince the owner to take a stand.
    • 8. Owner Ousted

      16 Sep '12
      Bar expert Jon Taffer must rescue a bar owned by a former Naval Officer from total ruin. But when Jon discovers one of the owners isn’t pulling his weight, Jon shows him the door.
    • 9. On the Rocks

      23 Sep '12
      Bar expert Jon Taffer must save a failing former smoker’s haven in Laguna Niguel, California from burning out for good. However, the bar’s gang of hard-drinking regulars aren’t about to give up...
    • 10. Bikini Bust

      30 Sep '12
      Despite beautiful bikini-clad bartenders, Extremes is less than a month from closing its doors.