• Air date: 10 Feb '13 44 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 (44)
    • 26. Empty Bottles Full Cans

      10 Nov '13
      Customers bringing in their own booze and bartenders flashing their boobs aren’t Jon’s biggest problems with this Tennessee watering hole. Taffer must ignite a lazy owner’s ingenuity to save the bar from going bust.
    • 27. Hole in None

      17 Nov '13
      This golf-themed bar is a swing and a miss and its horrendous sanitary conditions are completely out of bounds. Jon must clean house and get rid of the filth as well as the staff responsible for making his expert sick.
    • 28. Music City Mess

      24 Nov '13
      Jon attempts to turn around a Nashville bar with a dated concept. Note: The episode was originally supposed to air on November 24, 2013, but was replaced with an encore after the owner was involved in a fatal shooting.
    • 29. Brawlin Babes

      08 Dec '13
      A sports bar with no TV's isn't Jon's biggest problem at this Missouri establishment. Taffer must get brawling buckle bunny bartenders and their spineless owner to unite in one common cause: Gut the competition!
    • 30. Twin vs. Twin

      15 Dec '13
      Lights, sirens and handcuffs greet Jon before he even enters the door of this Kansas City bar. Sibling rivalry between two identical twins with identical huge egos present Taffer with one of his toughest rescues.
    • 31. Hostile Takeover

      09 Mar '14
      O'Banion's Bar & Grill Omaha, NE A heavy drinking owner of an Irish sports bar is the subject of a hostile takeover… by his co-owners!
    • 32. Critters and Quitters

      16 Mar '14
      KC's Bar & Grill in Shawnee, Kansas
    • 33. Punch Drunk & Trailer Trashed

      23 Mar '14
      A dysfunctional family’s feuding pushes Jon Taffer to the limit. Will their outrageous antics force Jon into an extreme decision?
    • 34. Scoreboard To Death

      30 Mar '14
      Wrangling with an incompetent owner and under trained staff; actress Maria Menounos guest stars.
    • 35. Grow Some Meatballs!

      06 Apr '14
      Issues at a family-run bar include a forceful patriarch and an impending disaster in the kitchen.
    • 36. Taxed Out in Texas

      13 Apr '14
      Jon visits a struggling biker bar owned by a former tax accountant.
    • 37. When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons

      20 Apr '14
      Pat's Cocktails North Hollywood, CA Too busy canoodling to notice his staff is sinking, a manager treats his bar like a romantic playground, forcing Taffer to demand inside help from the bartenders.
    • 38. I Smell A Rat

      27 Apr '14
      Oasis Hookah bar in Omaha, NE is in dire straits. They serve toxic drinks and have terrible service. To top is all off, there's a dead rat somewhere in the building, but nobody knows where.
    • 39. Scary Mary's

      04 May '14
      The owner of a struggling Texas dive crosses the line with one of Taffer’s experts.
    • 40. Muscle Madness

      11 May '14
      The End Zone Houston, TX Two muscle-bound meatheads can't see pec-to-pec on how to run their Houston bar. Now, their tempers and testosterone threaten to tear their friendship apart.
    • 41. Taffer's Top 10: Most Disgusting Bars

      22 Jun '14
      Counting down the ten most disgusting bars encountered during the first three seasons.
    • 42. Taffer's Top 10: Worst Owners

      22 Jun '14
      Taffer's Top 10: Worst Owners
    • 43. Taffer's Top 10: Angriest Moments

      29 Jun '14
      Sometimes anger is the only way Jon can get through to obstinate bar owners, so he's counting down his 10 angriest moments from the first three seasons.
    • 44. Taffer's Top 10: Toughest Rescues

      29 Jun '14
      Jon looks back at the 10 most difficult rescues from the first three seasons, which included challenges like frat boy owners and natural disasters.