Bar Rescue

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S00E01 Aired June 01, 2014

The Lost Episode

In this special 'lost' episode, Taffer takes on a hot-tempered New Jersey bar owner who can't stop kicking customers and employees out of his bar. Originally filmed in June of 2010, this episode was the pilot of the series.

S00E02 Aired June 22, 2014

Taffer's Top 10: Most Disgusting Bars

Nightlife expert Jon Taffer counts down the ten most disgusting bars he's encountered from the first three seasons of Bar Rescue.

S00E03 Aired June 22, 2014

Taffer's Top 10: Worst Owners

Nightlife expert Jon Taffer counts down the ten worst owners he's encountered from the first three seasons of Bar Rescue.

S00E04 Aired June 29, 2014

Taffer's Top 10: Angriest Moments

Nightlife expert Jon Taffer counts down his ten angriest moments from the first three seasons of Bar Rescue.

S00E05 Aired June 29, 2014

Taffer's Top 10: Toughest Rescues

Nightlife expert Jon Taffer counts down his ten toughest rescues from the first three seasons of Bar Rescue.

S00E06 Aired April 05, 2015

Back to the Bar: Hot-Headed Owners

Jon Taffer returns to bars with the most hot-headed owners, including Solids & Stripes and Corporate Bar & Grill aka Piratz Tavern, to judge whether they continued to succeed or fail without him.

S00E07 Aired August 02, 2015

Back to the Bar: Stubborn Owners

Jon checks in on some of the most stubborn owners he's ever worked with, including the owner of O Face, where Jon previously walked out without completing the rescue.

S00E08 Aired August 30, 2015

Back to the Bar: Delusional Owners

Bars with the most delusional owners are revisited by Jon Taffer to judge whether they continued to succeed or fail without him, including former hookah bar Taza and Metal and Lace.

S00E09 Aired December 20, 2015

Back to the Bar: No Laughing Matter

Taffer revisits Jack's Fire Department to see if the McGowan brothers have cooled their fiery relationship, and its no joke when he takes on an angry stand up comedy club owner from Scottsdale.

S00E10 Aired March 27, 2016

Back to the Bar: Meathead-to-Head

Taffer revisits the Dirty Rooster and ruffles the feathers of owner Rob, and mediates a muscle-bound dispute between two rival bar owners from Houston, Texas.

S00E11 Aired April 17, 2016

Back to the Bar: Empty Pockets

Taffer revisits MT Bottle to find out if they still have empty pockets, and puts a fork in a gravy dispute. The owners of Piratz return once again and the Bar Rescue’s most stubborn owner plays out the show.

S00E12 Aired May 08, 2016

Back to the Bar: The Luck of the Irish

Jon reveals which of his rescues has been most successful, tests the luck of Campbell's Irish Pub and revisits The Lister and its infamous "porn couch."

S00E13 Aired November 20, 2016

Back to the Bar: Drunky McDrunkerton Returns

Biker-gloves are off as Taffer confronts the leopard-print lovin¹ ladies of The Handlebar, while Janet Jackson-playing bartender Brandon, plate-throwing Ami, and The Brixton owner Tim return.

S00E14 Aired March 12, 2017

Back to the Bar: Brick & Barley Above Water

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

S00E15 Aired April 09, 2017

Back to the Bar: Hallelujah for Jon

Rescued bar owners return to sing Jon's praises, including an owner once accused of embezzlement by his father and a habitual vaper who loved to stir up conflict.

S00E16 Aired July 30, 2017

Back to the Bar: Flying Fists and Bar Brawls

It's all fists and fury when Taffer revisits the bars with the biggest fights, including the most dangerous brawl in show history at the bar whose owner is fighting foreclosure.

S00E17 Aired September 03, 2017

Back to the Bar: For Whom The Cajun Belle Tolls

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

S00E18 Aired September 17, 2017

Back to the Bar: Disasters of Epic Proportions

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?

S00E19 Aired April 15, 2018

Back to the Bar: Don't Call It a Comeback

Taffer revisits The Comeback to see if owner Susan has been able to control her boozing; attempts are made to convince a stubborn owner to break her bizarre addiction to canned meat; reconnecting with Dimples' owner Sal.

S00E20 Aired May 20, 2018

Back to the Bar: Blue in the Frog Face

Taffer revisits The Local, and finds family turmoil as Mimi is still a thorn in her son's side; Todd and Elise of Mac & Chesters update Taffer on their marriage and bar.

S00E21 Aired June 10, 2018

Back to the Bar: The Power of Bacon and Beer

Taffer revisits some of his favorite transformations, including the mega-successful Bacon Bar in Vegas, and The Aging Room at Cirivello's.

S00E22 Aired July 08, 2018

Back to the Bar: Tough Love

Love is in the air when Taffer finds out if the hesitant-to-commit owner of the Badlands is ready for marriage while JP and Edith of La Luz continue to repair their tumultuous relationship after "Bar Rescue."

S00E23 Aired August 12, 2018

Back to the Bar: The Tradewinds of Change

Jon revisits bars The Tradewinds and 22 Klicks to see if their respective staffs are still working together or falling back into bad habits.

S00E24 Aired September 20, 2020

The Dirty Truth: A Horse Walks Into A Bar

Jon Taffer embarks on a cross-country tour of the worst drinking establishments in America. Bad drinks, wild staffs and wasted owners conspire against him and his experts as they give failing businesses one last shot at success.

S00E25 Aired September 27, 2020

The Dirty Truth: Anything You Can Yell, I Can Yell Louder

Jon tries to tame three firefighter brothers with mercurial mood swings and help save their sinking Sunnyside, New York, bar before it goes belly up.

S00E26 Aired October 04, 2020

The Dirty Truth: Yo-Ho-Ho And A Bottle Of Dumb

Get behind-the-scenes info and laugh out loud as bar expert, Jon Taffer tries to stop a pirate bar in Silver Spring, MD from sinking. Will the staff make Jon walk the plank for suggesting they ditch their swashbuckling ways?

S00E27 Aired October 11, 2020

The Dirty Truth: Mississippi Rears

A Navy vet finds himself drowning in debt as his Mississippi bar is mismanaged by a friend, and his cook uses the kitchen as his own personal bathroom. Can Jon clean up this dirty South bar? Get the Dirty Truth behind this extremely dirty rescue.

S00E28 Aired October 18, 2020

The Dirty Truth: Turtle On Its Back

Turtle Bay, a flailing New Orleans bar, gets turned upside down when expert Jon Taffer arrives. Get behind-the-scenes info and funny takeaways on this Bourbon Street bar’s reinvention.

S00E29 Aired October 25, 2020

The Dirty Truth: Jon Ain't Afraid of No Ghost

Jon helps absent owner Jeremy Myers face his fears and turn Myerz Pourhouse back into the thriving business it was before a haunting made him ghost his own bar.

S00E30 Aired November 08, 2020

The Dirty Truth: Gutterball!

Jon goes to Lucky 66 Bowl in Albuquerque, NM, to rescue a family business run by a debt-ridden owner with a reputation for unleashing his hot temper on employees and customers alike.

S00E31 Aired November 15, 2020

The Dirty Truth: Miles from Success

Jon heads to the Kiva Lounge & Bar in San Marcos, TX, where he confronts its cocky yet inexperienced co-owners and is appalled by their sweaty and shockingly unhygienic cook.

S00E32 Aired November 22, 2020

The Dirty Truth: Close, but No Cigar

When an old-school Memphis, TN, cigar shop owner opens an adjacent cocktail bar and hires his son as manager, the bar quickly becomes an afterthought.

S00E33 Aired April 19, 2021

The Dirty Truth: Struckout at the Dugout

A Chicago bar attracts more flies than customers, bar expert Jon Taffer steps in to save it before its game over.