Bar Rescue 2011
“He’s not here to take names. He’s here to take over.”
What is Bar Rescue?
Bar Rescue is an American reality television series that premiered on Spike. The show stars Jon Taffer, a long-time food and beverage industry expert.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2011
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 301
- Runtime
- 43 minutes
- First aired
- Jul 17, 2011
- Last aired
- May 3, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- Spike, Paramount Network
- Genres
- Reality
- Updated
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Bar Rescue is an American reality television series that premiered on Spike. The show stars Jon Taffer, a long-time food and beverage industry expert. Jon Taffer is often compared to Gordon Ramsay in the context of the bar and nightclub business. In the series, Taffer utilizes his expertise as a nightlife consultant to help transform struggling bars into profitable businesses. The show features Taffer helping to turn around a struggling bar in each episode. Bar Rescue is classified as a reality television series and has a TV-PG rating. The series premiered on Spike, with Jon Taffer taking the lead role in helping to rescue struggling bars. The show's format involves Taffer using his expertise to help transform a struggling bar into a vibrant and profitable business.
Should you watch it?
“Nightlife consultant Jon Taffer transforms failing bars and nightclubs into profitable, vibrant businesses.”
- expert business advice
- dramatic transformations
- confrontational tone
Watch it if you enjoy business turnaround stories and high-stakes hospitality industry challenges.
The series features intense arguments and strong language consistent with a high-pressure work environment.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Fallen Angels Jul 17, 2011
- E2 Downey's and Out Jul 24, 2011
- E3 Shabby Abbey Jul 31, 2011
- E4 Beach Bummer Aug 7, 2011
- E5 Swanky Troubles Aug 14, 2011
- E6 The Blue Frog Sings the Blues Aug 21, 2011
- E7 Bad to the Bone Aug 28, 2011
- E8 Chumps Sep 11, 2011
- E9 Bar Fight Sep 18, 2011
- E10 Hogtied Ham's Sep 25, 2011
Season 2 · 10 episodes
- E1 Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Dumb Jul 29, 2012
- E2 Tiki Curse Jul 29, 2012
- E3 Murphy's Mess Aug 5, 2012
- E4 Mystique or Murder? Aug 12, 2012
- E5 Bottomless Pit Aug 19, 2012
- E6 Broke Black Sheep Aug 26, 2012
- E7 Weber's of Lies Sep 9, 2012
- E8 Owner Ousted Sep 16, 2012
- E9 On the Rocks Sep 23, 2012
- E10 Bikini Bust Sep 30, 2012
Season 3 · 40 episodes
- E1 Turtle on Its Back Feb 10, 2013
- E2 Rock N Roaches Feb 17, 2013
- E3 Bro's Got to Geaux! Feb 24, 2013
- E4 Tears for Beers Mar 3, 2013
- E5 Empty Pockets Mar 10, 2013
- E6 Jon T, He Don't Like It Mar 17, 2013
- E7 In a Pinch Mar 24, 2013
- E8 Karaoke Katastrophe Mar 31, 2013
- E9 A Horse Walks Into a Bar Apr 7, 2013
- E10 Meat Sauna Apr 14, 2013
- E11 Don't Mess With Taffer's Wife Jul 7, 2013
- E12 Don't Judge a Booze by its Bottle Jul 14, 2013
- E13 Two Flew Over the Handlebars Jul 21, 2013
- E14 There's No Crying in the Bar Business Jul 28, 2013
- E15 Play Some Janet Jackson! Aug 4, 2013
- E16 Characters Assassination Aug 11, 2013
- E17 Corking the Bunghole Aug 18, 2013
- E18 A Bar Full of Bull Aug 25, 2013
- E19 Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas Sep 8, 2013
- E20 Barely Above Water Sep 15, 2013
- E21 Crappy Cantina Oct 6, 2013
- E22 Jon of the Dead Oct 13, 2013
- E23 Grandpa Got Run Over by His Grandkids Oct 20, 2013
- E24 Hurricane Jon vs Hurricane Sandy Oct 27, 2013
- E25 Drunk & Dirty Dolls Nov 3, 2013
- E26 Empty Bottles Full Cans Nov 10, 2013
- E27 Hole in None Nov 17, 2013
- E28 Music City Mess Nov 24, 2013
- E29 Brawlin Babes Dec 8, 2013
- E30 Twin vs. Twin Dec 15, 2013
- E31 Hostile Takeover Mar 9, 2014
- E32 Critters and Quitters Mar 16, 2014
- E33 Punch Drunk & Trailer Trashed Mar 23, 2014
- E34 Scoreboard To Death Mar 30, 2014
- E35 Grow Some Meatballs! Apr 6, 2014
- E36 Taxed Out in Texas Apr 13, 2014
- E37 When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons Apr 20, 2014
- E38 I Smell A Rat Apr 27, 2014
- E39 Scary Mary's May 4, 2014
- E40 Muscle Madness May 11, 2014
Season 4 · 58 episodes
- E1 Bug Bite Oct 5, 2014
- E2 Thugs with Mugs Oct 12, 2014
- E3 Schmuck Dynasty Oct 19, 2014
- E4 El Moronte!! Oct 26, 2014
- E5 Anything You Can Yell, I Can Yell Louder Nov 2, 2014
- E6 To Protect And (Over) Serve Nov 9, 2014
- E7 A Dash of Bitters Nov 16, 2014
- E8 Swinging from the Rafters Nov 23, 2014
- E9 Spoiled Brat Party Dec 7, 2014
- E10 Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling Dec 14, 2014
- E11 Second Base, Third Strike Feb 8, 2015
- E12 Crayons & Anger Lines Feb 15, 2015
- E13 Beach Rats Feb 22, 2015
- E14 All Twerk & No Pay Mar 1, 2015
- E15 Bromancing the Stone Mar 8, 2015
- E16 Storming the Castle Mar 15, 2015
- E17 Lagers and Liars Mar 22, 2015
- E18 Loose Lips Loose Tips Mar 29, 2015
- E19 Back to the Bar: Hot-Headed Owners Apr 5, 2015
- E20 Mandala Down Apr 21, 2015
- E21 Sticky Situation Jun 21, 2015
- E22 Take Me Out of the Bar Game Jun 28, 2015
- E23 Emergency Exit Jul 5, 2015
- E24 It's Always Sunny in Portland Jul 12, 2015
- E25 Brokedown Palace Jul 19, 2015
- E26 Ants with Wings, Bro! Jul 26, 2015
- E27 Back to the Bar: Stubborn Owners Aug 2, 2015
- E28 Put a Cork in It Aug 9, 2015
- E29 Too Many Managers, Not Enough Man Aug 16, 2015
- E30 Jon Ain't Afraid of No Ghost Aug 23, 2015
- E31 Back to the Bar: Delusional Owners Aug 30, 2015
- E32 Till Debt Do Us Part Oct 4, 2015
- E33 Shamrocks and Shenanigans Oct 11, 2015
- E34 Blowing Royal Smoke Oct 18, 2015
- E35 Sour Lemmons and Bitter Business Oct 25, 2015
- E36 Ripper's Rookie House Nov 1, 2015
- E37 Big Sister's Watching Nov 8, 2015
- E38 Vulgar Vixens Nov 15, 2015
- E39 Unnecessary Toughness Nov 22, 2015
- E40 Boss Lady Blues Dec 6, 2015
- E41 Bare Rescue Dec 13, 2015
- E42 Back to the Bar: No Laughing Matter Dec 20, 2015
- E43 Hard Heads and Softballs Mar 6, 2016
- E44 Dragon Lady Mar 13, 2016
- E45 Paradise Lost Mar 20, 2016
- E46 Back to the Bar: Meathead-to-Head Mar 27, 2016
- E47 Land of the Beer and Home of the Misbehaved Apr 3, 2016
- E48 Getting Freaki at the Tiki Apr 10, 2016
- E49 Back to the Bar: Empty Pockets Apr 17, 2016
- E50 How to Train the Dragon Apr 24, 2016
- E51 Demolition Man May 1, 2016
- E52 Back to the Bar: Luck of the Irish May 8, 2016
- E53 We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat May 15, 2016
- E54 Danny Sits on His Fanny May 22, 2016
- E55 Gon in a Flash Jul 10, 2016
- E56 Momster's Ball Jul 17, 2016
- E57 Drunk on Punk Jul 24, 2016
- E58 Raising Arizona Jul 31, 2016
Season 5 · 31 episodes
- E1 The Perks of Being a Wallpaper Aug 7, 2016
- E2 Wheels of Misfortune Aug 14, 2016
- E3 Whipped Into Shape Aug 21, 2016
- E4 Antisocial Media Sep 18, 2016
- E5 How to Train Your Goldfish Sep 25, 2016
- E6 Win, Lose or Brawl Oct 2, 2016
- E7 Listen Y'all It's Sabotage Oct 9, 2016
- E8 Gettin' Jigger With It Oct 16, 2016
- E9 Chase Lounge Oct 23, 2016
- E10 Zero Dark Drunky Oct 30, 2016
- E11 Ice, Mice, Baby Nov 6, 2016
- E12 Punk as a Drunk Nov 13, 2016
- E13 Back To The Bar: Drunky Mcdrunkerton Returns Nov 20, 2016
- E14 Don't Tell Mom the Bar is Dead Feb 19, 2017
- E15 I Know What You Did Last Summit Feb 26, 2017
- E16 Struck Out at the Dugout Mar 5, 2017
- E17 Back to the Bar: Brick & Barley Above Water Mar 12, 2017
- E18 All Twerk and No Pay Makes Taffer Shut It Down Mar 19, 2017
- E19 Bar Over Troubled Water Mar 26, 2017
- E20 Desi, You Got Some 'Splainin' To Do Apr 2, 2017
- E21 Back to the Bar: Hallelujah for Jon Apr 9, 2017
- E22 Casually Tapped Out Jul 2, 2017
- E23 Things That Go Pahrump in the Night Jul 16, 2017
- E24 Mother Doesn't Know Best Jul 23, 2017
- E25 Back to the Bar: Flying Fists and Bar Brawls Jul 30, 2017
- E26 Silence of the Ants Aug 6, 2017
- E27 Daddy Dearest Aug 13, 2017
- E28 Rickety Rockin' Rhonda's Aug 20, 2017
- E29 Back to the Bar: For Whom the Cajun Belle Tolls Sep 3, 2017
- E30 The Unlucky Leprechaun Sep 10, 2017
- E31 Back to the Bar: Disasters of Epic Proportions Sep 17, 2017
Frequently asked questions
What is the premise of the show?
Jon Taffer uses his expertise to help struggling bars become profitable.
Who is the host?
The show is hosted by nightlife consultant Jon Taffer.
What kind of businesses are featured?
The program focuses on bars and nightclubs.
What is the goal of the transformations?
The goal is to turn failing establishments into vibrant, successful businesses.
Is the show educational?
It provides insight into the challenges and operations of the nightlife industry.