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Bar Rescue: Season 1

10 episodes Premiered Jul 17, 2011 Updated Jul 21, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Fallen Angels

Jul 17, 2011 · 40 min

Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to class up Angels, a failing biker bar in Corona, California. To do that, he’ll have to transform their rowdy clientele, scantily-clad bikini barten

S1·E2 Core

Downey's and Out

Jul 24, 2011 · 40 min

Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to resuscitate Downey’s, a failing Irish pub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To do that, he’ll have to inspire Dom, a one-time star chef turned neglig

S1·E3 Core

Shabby Abbey

Jul 31, 2011 · 40 min

Legendary Chicago music venue The Abbey Pub is a family-owned bar on its last legs. When bar expert Jon Taffer tries to return the pub to its original glory, he discovers that two

S1·E4 Core

Beach Bummer

Aug 7, 2011 · 40 min

Bar expert Jon Taffer is called to Redondo Beach, CA, to save Kilkenny’s, an Irish pub on the decline. Though bar manager Carlos threatens Jon’s method and the pub’s success, owner

S1·E5 Core

Swanky Troubles

Aug 14, 2011 · 40 min

Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to breathe new life into failing Philadelphia champagne bar Swanky Bubbles. To accomplish that, he'll need to deal with a playboy owner, a sprawling

S1·E6 Core

The Blue Frog Sings the Blues

Aug 21, 2011 · 40 min

Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to get The Blue Frog 22, a failing bar in Chicago, to grow up. To do that, he'll need the mother-and-son owners, Mimi and John, to ditch the "Mom's B

S1·E7 Core

Bad to the Bone

Aug 28, 2011 · 40 min

Bar expert Jon Taffer heads to Boston to help Bill, the owner of The Chicken Bone, avoid financial ruin. Bill, a former customer who took over the Bone, learned the hard way that r

S1·E8 Core

Chumps

Sep 11, 2011 · 40 min

Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to take Champs, a dated sports bar in Burbank, CA out of retirement. To do that, he’ll need owner Joe to go on the offensive, and take control of his

S1·E9 Mytharc

Bar Fight

Sep 18, 2011 · 40 min

Bar expert Jon Taffer goes toe-to-toe with a former baseball player turned bar owner as he tries to revive the Canyon Inn, a decaying bar on its last legs.

S1·E10 Mytharc

Hogtied Ham's

Sep 25, 2011 · 40 min

Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to save automotive-themed Angry Ham’s Garage from stalling out. Rowdy owners and stonewalling city officials are all lurking right under the hood.

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