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Bar Rescue

Bar Rescue

He’s not here to take names. He’s here to take over.

2011Returning SeriesNext: Feb 22 10pm ET10 Seasons296 Episodes8.0TMDB
SpikeParamount Network

Jon Taffer is the Gordon Ramsay of the bar and nightclub business. In each episode, Taffer helps transform a struggling bar into a vibrant, profitable business, utilizing his expertise as a nightlife consultant

Created by: Darrin Reed

Season 5 Episodes

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Episode 2: Wheels of Misfortune

Aug 14, 2016 · 43m

In a desert town, Taffer collides with the owner of a bar in a roller rink, a local landmark close to closing for good.

Episode 3: Whipped Into Shape

Aug 21, 2016 · 43m

After gambling his life savings on a run down Las Vegas bar, a desperate owner tries out a fetish night to whip up new business.

Episode 5: How to Train Your Goldfish

Sep 25, 2016 · 43m

Nasty nachos & goldfish races are on the menu at this sports pub. But in a Bar Rescue first, a staffing crisis hits before the stress test, leaving the owners without any employees. Can Taffer right the ship before it drowns?

Episode 6: Win, Lose or Brawl

Oct 2, 2016 · 43m

Taffer must fix an out-of-control staff and the owner’s freeloading friends. But a violent physical fight threatens this sports bar’s rescue potential.

Episode 7: Listen Y'all It's Sabotage

Oct 9, 2016 · 43m

New bar owners accuse their manager (and the bar's former owner) of sabotaging their business to try to steal it back. With no clear proof, Jon uses a stress test to determine who's right and who's wrong.

Episode 9: Chase Lounge

Oct 23, 2016 · 43m

A lazy step-son fails to step into his new role as bar manager. And while his father can sell a car, it doesn't mean he can run a bar.

Episode 10: Zero Dark Drunky

Oct 30, 2016 · 43m

A military hero on the verge of being redeployed needs a rescue of his own, before he drinks away his profits and angers his bartender girlfriend past the point of no return.

Episode 11: Ice, Mice, Baby

Nov 6, 2016 · 43m

A spoiled owner is gifted a nightclub by his father. Can Taffer save this mice-infested tourist bar before the owner gives away all his profits?

Episode 12: Punk as a Drunk

Nov 13, 2016 · 43m

A former punk rocker hits bottom after being overwhelmed with tragedy. But his constant roughhousing with his employees draws Taffer's ire.

Episode 15: I Know What You Did Last Summit

Feb 26, 2017 · 43m

An absentee owner puts his marriage on the line by drinking away his financial sorrows and flirting with the female clientele. Can Taffer step in to save a crumbling relationship and a failed bar?

Episode 16: Struck Out at the Dugout

Mar 5, 2017 · 43m

Taffer faces his most resistive owner yet after a lackluster landlord falls into the sports bar business when a previous tenant refuses to pay rent of this World Series winning Chicago Cub's hangout.

Episode 17: Back to the Bar: Brick & Barley Above Water

Mar 12, 2017 · 43m

Taffer confronts AJ from Brick & Barley over her blistering attitude and the civil strife with her daughters over the bar's uniforms while a combative owner comes clean about the failure of his bar after the rescue.

Episode 19: Bar Over Troubled Water

Mar 26, 2017 · 43m

In this special episode, Taffer rescues a successful bar – the beacon of the community – that was destroyed by a recent hurricane in Baton Rouge

Episode 21: Back to the Bar: Hallelujah for Jon

Apr 9, 2017 · 43m

Former bar owners return to praise Taffer for turning around their businesses, including an owner once accused of embezzlement by his father, a vape-smoking dragon lady who crafted conflict in her St. Louis bar & more.

Episode 22: Casually Tapped Out

Jul 2, 2017 · 43m

Taffer tries to resurrect a closed neighborhood bar by reigniting the passion of the burnt out firefighter who owns it.

Episode 24: Mother Doesn't Know Best

Jul 23, 2017 · 43m

Jon Taffer tries to convince the ultimate maternal figure to make her decisions like a business owner to save her struggling Las Vegas dive bar from closing its doors.

Episode 27: Daddy Dearest

Aug 13, 2017 · 43m

Jon Taffer arrives just in time to save a family run bar on the brink of ruin with an aggressive father at its helm.

Episode 29: Back to the Bar: For Whom the Cajun Belle Tolls

Sep 3, 2017 · 43m

Taffer revisits The Cajun Belle to see whether husband Dave still supports his hard-working wife and whether their marriage needs another rescue, checks in on the partnership at Hammer & Ales, and heads back to The Wildcatter.

Episode 30: The Unlucky Leprechaun

Sep 10, 2017 · 43m

Jon Taffer tries to convince a foul-mouthed owner to change his ways before the bar he owns with his ex-wife shuts down for good.

Episode 31: Back to the Bar: Disasters of Epic Proportions

Sep 17, 2017 · 43m

Taffer revisits 3 bars whose fortunes have turned for the worse after disasters have ravaged their futures, from the apocalypse themed bar The End to Chicago landmark The Abbey. Can Taffer develop a plan to help them get back on their feet?

Season 5 FAQ

Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.

When did Bar Rescue Season 5 premiere?

Bar Rescue Season 5 premiered on August 7, 2016.

How many episodes are in Bar Rescue Season 5?

Bar Rescue Season 5 has 31 episodes.

What is the first episode of Bar Rescue Season 5?

The season opens with Season 5 Episode 1, "The Perks of Being a Wallpaper". It aired on August 7, 2016.

Go to Season 5 Episode 1

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