Bar Rescue (2011)

7.3/10 Food
Bar Rescue

Quick Facts

Premiered
Jul 2011
Runtime
60 mins
Language
English
Status
Running
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Networks

Paramount Network

Storyline

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.

Episodes

Episode 1: Turtle on Its Back Aired: Feb 10, 2013
Episode 2: Rock 'n' Roaches Aired: Feb 17, 2013
Episode 3: Bro's Got to Geaux! Aired: Feb 24, 2013
Episode 4: Tears for Beers Aired: Mar 03, 2013
Episode 5: Empty Pockets Aired: Mar 10, 2013
Episode 6: Jon T, He Don't Like It Aired: Mar 17, 2013
Episode 7: In a Pinch Aired: Mar 24, 2013
Episode 8: Karaoke Katastrophe Aired: Mar 31, 2013
Episode 9: A Horse Walks Into a Bar Aired: Apr 07, 2013
Episode 10: Meat Sauna Aired: Apr 14, 2013
Episode 11: Don't Mess with Taffer's Wife Aired: Jul 07, 2013
Episode 12: Don't Judge a Booze by Its Bottle Aired: Jul 14, 2013
Episode 13: Two Flew Over the Handlebars Aired: Jul 21, 2013
Episode 14: There's No Crying in the Bar Business Aired: Jul 28, 2013
Episode 15: Play Some Janet Jackson! Aired: Aug 04, 2013
Episode 16: Characters Assassination Aired: Aug 11, 2013
Episode 17: Corking the Hole Aired: Aug 18, 2013
Episode 18: A Bar Full of Bull Aired: Aug 25, 2013
Episode 19: Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas Aired: Sep 08, 2013
Episode 20: Barely Above Water Aired: Sep 15, 2013
Episode 21: Crappy Cantina Aired: Oct 06, 2013
Episode 22: Jon of the Dead Aired: Oct 13, 2013
Episode 23: Grandpa Got Run Over by His Grandkids Aired: Oct 20, 2013
Episode 24: Hurricane Jon vs. Hurricane Sandy Aired: Oct 27, 2013
Episode 25: Drunk & Dirty Dolls Aired: Nov 03, 2013
Episode 26: Empty Bottles Full Cans Aired: Nov 10, 2013
Episode 27: Hole in None Aired: Nov 17, 2013
Episode 29: Brawlin' Babes Aired: Dec 08, 2013
Episode 30: Twin vs. Twin Aired: Dec 15, 2013
Episode 31: Hostile Takeover Aired: Mar 09, 2014
Episode 32: Critters and Quitters Aired: Mar 16, 2014
Episode 33: Punch-Drunk & Trailer-Trashed Aired: Mar 23, 2014
Episode 34: Scoreboard to Death Aired: Mar 30, 2014
Episode 35: Grow Some Meatballs! Aired: Apr 06, 2014
Episode 36: Taxed Out in Texas Aired: Apr 13, 2014
Episode 37: When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons Aired: Apr 20, 2014
Episode 38: I Smell a Rat Aired: Apr 27, 2014
Episode 39: Scary Mary's Aired: May 04, 2014
Episode 40: Muscle Madness Aired: May 11, 2014

Episode 1: Bug Bite Aired: Oct 05, 2014
Episode 2: Thugs with Mugs Aired: Oct 12, 2014
Episode 3: Schmuck Dynasty Aired: Oct 19, 2014
Episode 4: El Moronte!! Aired: Oct 26, 2014
Episode 5: Anything You Can Yell, I Can Yell Louder Aired: Nov 02, 2014
Episode 6: To Protect and to (Over) Serve Aired: Nov 09, 2014
Episode 7: A Dash of Bitters Aired: Nov 16, 2014
Episode 8: Swinging from the Rafters Aired: Nov 23, 2014
Episode 9: Spoiled Brat Party Aired: Dec 07, 2014
Episode 10: Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling Aired: Dec 14, 2014
Episode 11: Second Base, Third Strike Aired: Feb 08, 2015
Episode 12: Crayons & Anger Lines Aired: Feb 15, 2015
Episode 13: Beach Rats Aired: Feb 22, 2015
Episode 14: All Twerk & No Pay Aired: Mar 01, 2015
Episode 15: Bromancing the Stone Aired: Mar 08, 2015
Episode 16: Storming the Castle Aired: Mar 15, 2015
Episode 17: Lagers and Liars Aired: Mar 22, 2015
Episode 18: Loose Lips Loose Tips Aired: Mar 29, 2015
Episode 19: Back to the Bar: Hot-Headed Owners Aired: Apr 05, 2015
Episode 20: Mandala Down Aired: Apr 12, 2015
Episode 21: Sticky Situation Aired: Jun 21, 2015
Episode 22: Take Me Out of the Bar Game Aired: Jun 28, 2015
Episode 23: Emergency Exit Aired: Jul 05, 2015
Episode 24: It's Always Sunny in Portland Aired: Jul 12, 2015
Episode 25: Brokedown Palace Aired: Jul 19, 2015
Episode 26: Ant's with Wings, Bro! Aired: Jul 26, 2015
Episode 27: Back to the Bar: Stubborn Owners Aired: Aug 02, 2015
Episode 28: Put a Cork In It Aired: Aug 09, 2015
Episode 29: Too Many Managers, Not Enough Man Aired: Aug 16, 2015
Episode 30: Jon Ain't Afraid of No Ghost Aired: Aug 23, 2015
Episode 31: Back to the Bar: Delusional Owners Aired: Aug 30, 2015
Episode 32: Till Debt Do Us Part Aired: Oct 04, 2015
Episode 33: Shamrocks and Shenanigans Aired: Oct 11, 2015
Episode 34: Blowing Royal Smoke Aired: Oct 18, 2015
Episode 35: Sour Lemons and Bitter Business Aired: Oct 25, 2015
Episode 36: Ripper's Rookie House Aired: Nov 01, 2015
Episode 37: Big Sister's Watching Aired: Nov 08, 2015
Episode 38: Vulgar Vixens Aired: Nov 15, 2015
Episode 39: Unnecessary Toughness Aired: Nov 22, 2015
Episode 40: Boss Lady Blues Aired: Dec 06, 2015
Episode 41: Bare Rescue Aired: Dec 13, 2015
Episode 42: Back to the Bar: No Laughing Matter Aired: Dec 20, 2015
Episode 43: Hard Heads and Softballs Aired: Mar 06, 2016
Episode 44: Dragon Lady Aired: Mar 13, 2016
Episode 45: Paradise Lost Aired: Mar 20, 2016
Episode 46: Back to the Bar: Meathead-to-head Aired: Mar 27, 2016
Episode 47: Land of the Beer and Home of the Misbehaved Aired: Apr 03, 2016
Episode 48: Getting Freaki at the Tiki Aired: Apr 10, 2016
Episode 49: Back to the Bar: Empty Pockets Aired: Apr 17, 2016
Episode 50: How to Train the Dragon Aired: Apr 24, 2016
Episode 51: Demolition Man Aired: May 01, 2016
Episode 52: Back to the Bar: The Luck of the Irish Aired: May 08, 2016
Episode 53: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat Aired: May 15, 2016
Episode 54: Danny Sits on His Fanny Aired: May 22, 2016
Episode 55: Gone in a Flash Aired: Jul 10, 2016
Episode 56: Momsters Ball Aired: Jul 17, 2016
Episode 57: Drunk on Punk Aired: Jul 24, 2016
Episode 58: Raising Arizona Aired: Jul 31, 2016

Episode 1: The Perks of Being a Wallpaper Aired: Aug 07, 2016
Episode 2: Wheels of Misfortune Aired: Aug 14, 2016
Episode 3: Whipped Into Shape Aired: Aug 21, 2016
Episode 4: Antisocial Media Aired: Sep 18, 2016
Episode 5: How to Train Your Goldfish Aired: Sep 25, 2016
Episode 6: Win, Lose or Brawl Aired: Oct 02, 2016
Episode 7: Listen Y'all it's Sabatoge Aired: Oct 09, 2016
Episode 8: Gettin' Jigger with It Aired: Oct 16, 2016
Episode 9: Chase Lounge Aired: Oct 23, 2016
Episode 10: Zero Drunk Thirty Aired: Oct 30, 2016
Episode 11: Ice, Mice, Baby Aired: Nov 06, 2016
Episode 12: Punk as a Drunk Aired: Nov 13, 2016
Episode 13: Back to the Bar: Drunky Mcdrunkerton Returns Aired: Nov 20, 2016
Episode 14: Don't Tell Mom the Bar Is Dead Aired: Feb 19, 2017
Episode 15: I Know What You Did Last Summit Aired: Feb 26, 2017
Episode 16: Struck Out at the Dugout Aired: Mar 05, 2017
Episode 17: Back to the Bar: Brick & Barley Above Water Aired: Mar 12, 2017
Episode 18: All Twerk and No Pay Makes Taffer Shut It Down Aired: Mar 19, 2017
Episode 19: Bar Over Troubled Water Aired: Mar 26, 2017
Episode 20: Desi, You Got Some 'Splainin' to Do Aired: Apr 02, 2017
Episode 21: Back to the Bar: Hallelujah for Jon Aired: Apr 09, 2017
Episode 22: Casually Tapped Out Aired: Jul 02, 2017
Episode 23: Things That Go Pahrump in the Night Aired: Jul 16, 2017
Episode 24: Mother Doesn't Know Best Aired: Jul 23, 2017
Episode 25: Back to the Bar: Flying Fists and Bar Brawls Aired: Jul 30, 2017
Episode 26: Silence of the Ants Aired: Aug 06, 2017
Episode 27: Daddy Dearest Aired: Aug 13, 2017
Episode 28: Rickety Rockin' Rhonda's Aired: Aug 20, 2017
Episode 29: Back to the Bar: For Whom the Cajun Belle Tolls Aired: Sep 03, 2017
Episode 30: The Unlucky Leprechaun Aired: Sep 10, 2017
Episode 31: Back to the Bar: Disasters of Epic Proportions Aired: Sep 17, 2017

Episode 1: Put It On Cody's Tab Aired: Mar 11, 2018
Episode 2: Close, but No Cigar Aired: Mar 18, 2018
Episode 3: Weird Science Aired: Mar 25, 2018
Episode 4: Ground Control to Major Jon Aired: Apr 01, 2018
Episode 5: Mississippi Rears Aired: Apr 08, 2018
Episode 6: Back to the Bar: Don't Call It a Comeback Aired: Apr 15, 2018
Episode 7: Pole Without a Purpose Aired: Apr 22, 2018
Episode 8: An Ode to the Cap'n Aired: Apr 29, 2018
Episode 9: Crazy Little Thing Called Selman Aired: May 06, 2018
Episode 10: Caving In Aired: May 13, 2018
Episode 11: Back to the Bar: Blue in the Frog Face Aired: May 20, 2018
Episode 12: Down and Out in Las Vegas Aired: Jun 03, 2018
Episode 13: Back to the Bar: The Power of Bacon and Beer Aired: Jun 10, 2018
Episode 14: Father Knows Best Aired: Jun 17, 2018
Episode 15: Phishing for Answers Aired: Jun 24, 2018
Episode 16: Not Cleared for Takeoff Aired: Jul 01, 2018
Episode 17: Back to the Bar: Tough Love Aired: Jul 08, 2018
Episode 18: Fish Out of Blue Water Aired: Jul 15, 2018
Episode 19: Operation Puerto Rico Aired: Jul 22, 2018
Episode 20: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fatballs Aired: Jul 29, 2018
Episode 21: The Unwanted Saloon Aired: Aug 05, 2018
Episode 22: Back to the Bar: The Tradewinds of Change Aired: Aug 12, 2018
Episode 23: Star Lite, Star Not So Brite Aired: Aug 19, 2018
Episode 24: There Will Be Family Blood Aired: Aug 26, 2018
Episode 25: The Lights Come Back in Puerto Rico Aired: Mar 03, 2019
Episode 26: Dalia's Inferno Aired: Mar 10, 2019
Episode 27: Don't Cry for Me Jon Taffer Aired: Mar 17, 2019
Episode 28: Owner on the Run Aired: Mar 24, 2019
Episode 29: Twerking 9 to 5 Aired: Mar 31, 2019
Episode 30: Back to School Aired: Apr 07, 2019
Episode 31: Tanked and Toasty Aired: Apr 14, 2019
Episode 32: Miles from Success Aired: Apr 21, 2019
Episode 33: Uncivil War Aired: Apr 28, 2019
Episode 34: LIV'n on a Prayer Aired: May 05, 2019
Episode 35: Big Trouble in Little China Grove Aired: May 12, 2019
Episode 36: Pie Hard Aired: May 19, 2019
Episode 37: Driving Miss Tara Aired: Jun 02, 2019
Episode 38: All Blaze, No Glory Aired: Jul 14, 2019
Episode 39: Reckless Roundhouse Aired: Jul 21, 2019
Episode 40: John and Bert Bought a Bar Aired: Jul 28, 2019
Episode 41: Green Walls and Donkey Balls Aired: Aug 04, 2019
Episode 42: Doreen's Dilemma Aired: Aug 11, 2019
Episode 43: Stix and Stones May Break Your Bar Aired: Aug 25, 2019
Episode 44: So We Meet Again, Mr. Taffer Aired: Sep 08, 2019
Episode 45: The Sound of Failing Music Aired: Sep 15, 2019
Episode 46: Saving G.I. Jodi Aired: Sep 22, 2019
Episode 47: Get Off Your Ass! Aired: Sep 29, 2019

Episode 1: Two Tickets to Paradise Cantina Aired: May 02, 2021
Episode 2: Not Your Godfather's Speakeasy Aired: May 09, 2021
Episode 3: A Twice in a Lifetime Opportunity Aired: May 23, 2021
Episode 4: Every Rosé Has It's Thorn Aired: Jun 06, 2021
Episode 5: Viva La Casona Aired: Jun 13, 2021
Episode 6: Rookie of the Beer Aired: Jun 20, 2021
Episode 7: A Bar to Take Pride In Aired: Jun 27, 2021
Episode 8: A Commander and His Post Aired: Jul 11, 2021
Episode 9: Behind the 8 Ball Aired: Jul 18, 2021
Episode 10: Ninja Karaoke's Swan Song Aired: Aug 01, 2021
Episode 11: Remembering Billy Aired: Aug 08, 2021
Episode 12: Wreck It Ralph Aired: Aug 15, 2021
Episode 13: Penalty on the Bar Aired: Mar 20, 2022
Episode 14: Ace's Wild Aired: Mar 27, 2022
Episode 15: Personal Assistant, Professional Failure Aired: Apr 03, 2022
Episode 16: Doing it for Dad Aired: Apr 10, 2022
Episode 17: Shutting Down the Confetti Party Aired: Apr 17, 2022
Episode 18: Quick-Sandtown Rescue Aired: Apr 24, 2022
Episode 19: Working to Death Aired: May 08, 2022
Episode 20: Magically Atrocious Aired: May 15, 2022
Episode 21: Rescue on the River Aired: May 22, 2022
Episode 22: Till Failure Do You Part Aired: May 29, 2022
Episode 23: Game Over Aired: Jun 12, 2022
Episode 24: JJ's Sports Bust Aired: Feb 26, 2023
Episode 25: Outta Touch, Outta Time Aired: Mar 05, 2023
Episode 26: Hideaway From Reality Aired: Mar 12, 2023
Episode 27: The Napoleon Complex Aired: Mar 19, 2023
Episode 28: Pool House Rock Aired: Mar 26, 2023
Episode 29: Loveless in Loveland Aired: Apr 02, 2023
Episode 30: Fresh Bread, Rotten Bar Aired: Apr 09, 2023
Episode 31: 3rd Pocket's a Charm Aired: Apr 23, 2023
Episode 32: Long Live a Legacy Aired: Apr 30, 2023
Episode 33: Horseshoe Bend It Like Bar Rescue Aired: May 14, 2023
Episode 34: Spare Me Another Chance Aired: May 21, 2023
Episode 35: Changing of the Guards Aired: May 28, 2023
Episode 36: Put This Fire Out Aired: Jun 04, 2023
Episode 37: How the Cookie Crumbles Aired: Jun 11, 2023

Episode 1: Deadliest Kitchen Aired: Feb 25, 2024
Episode 2: Wildkats Wild Collapse Aired: Mar 03, 2024
Episode 3: Jason's Last Call Aired: Mar 10, 2024
Episode 4: A Drunk, a Fruitfly, and a KnightWalk Into a Bar Aired: Mar 17, 2024
Episode 5: Low Five Dive Aired: Mar 24, 2024
Episode 6: Missing the Marc Aired: Mar 31, 2024
Episode 7: My Brother's Barkeeper Aired: Apr 07, 2024
Episode 8: A Perla in the Rough Aired: Apr 14, 2024
Episode 9: Losing the Playoffs Aired: Apr 21, 2024
Episode 10: Friends Without Benefits Aired: Apr 28, 2024
Episode 11: Boca Re-Tune Aired: May 05, 2024
Episode 12: CSI: Los Cocos Aired: May 12, 2024
Episode 13: From Camo to Cocktail Aired: May 19, 2024
Episode 14: Thank You for (Not) Smoking Aired: Jun 02, 2024
Episode 15: Inland Tavern, Underwater Aired: Jun 09, 2024
Episode 16: Dancing Dreams Dashed Aired: Jun 16, 2024
Episode 17: Mis-Steaks Were Made Aired: Jun 23, 2024
Episode 18: Feels Bad at Philgoods Aired: Jun 30, 2024
Episode 19: Long Island Mess Aired: Jul 14, 2024
Episode 20: Lost in the Sauce Aired: Jul 21, 2024
Episode 21: Till the Wagon Wheels Fall Off Aired: Jul 28, 2024
Episode 22: Midtown Slump Aired: Aug 04, 2024
Episode 23: Jimmy Meet World Aired: Feb 23, 2025
Episode 24: Lights Out in the Harbor Aired: Mar 02, 2025
Episode 25: Rock Bottom at Top Shelf Aired: Mar 09, 2025
Episode 26: Pete's Ruined Tavern Aired: Mar 16, 2025
Episode 27: I'm a F'n Bar Guy! I'm a F'n Bar Girl! Aired: Mar 23, 2025
Episode 28: Backroads to Ruin Aired: Mar 30, 2025
Episode 29: Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Aired: Apr 06, 2025
Episode 30: Honey, I Bought a Bar! Aired: Apr 13, 2025
Episode 31: The Airliner Is Grounded Aired: Apr 20, 2025
Episode 32: Calendar's Crisis Aired: Apr 27, 2025
Episode 33: On the 3:10 to Failure Aired: May 04, 2025
Episode 34: Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fireplace Aired: May 11, 2025
Episode 35: Bad Times at Goodtime Aired: May 18, 2025
Episode 36: Tropical Storm Aired: Jun 01, 2025
Episode 37: Murky Waters at Swamp Tales Aired: Jun 08, 2025
Episode 38: The World Famous Raw Chicken Wings Aired: Jun 15, 2025
Episode 39: Third Time's the Charm Aired: Jun 22, 2025
Episode 40: Slotzy's Last Shotzy Aired: Jun 29, 2025

Cast

Nicole Taffer
Nicole Taffer
Nicole Taffer
P.J. King
P.J. King
Narrator
Jon Taffer
Jon Taffer
Jon Taffer