He’s not here to take names. He’s here to take over.
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
Aug 7, 2016 - 43m
A classic dive bar with mob ties in Las Vegas is about to close its doors because of an owner who's busy being a nice guy rather than a wise guy.
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.
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.
Sep 18, 2016 - 43m
Taffer helps an owner whose social media mishaps have made him public enemy number one.
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?
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.
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.
Oct 16, 2016 - 43m
A historical landmark bar, divided in profits and responsibility, pits brother and sister against one another.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Nov 20, 2016 - 43m
The gloves are off as Taffer confronts the leopard-print loving ladies of The Handlebar; Janet Jackson-playing bartender Brandon, plate-throwing Ami, and The Brixton owner Tim return.
Feb 19, 2017 - 43m
An abrasive owner takes advantage of his mom's generosity to take over a craft beer bar from his landlord.
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?
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.
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.
Mar 19, 2017 - 43m
An owner twerks her way to tears when her bar gets out of step
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
Apr 2, 2017 - 43m
After suffering a stroke, this bar owner is on the verge of losing his family legacy. Can Taffer save this bayou bar before it sinks?
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.
Jul 2, 2017 - 43m
Taffer tries to resurrect a closed neighborhood bar by reigniting the passion of the burnt out firefighter who owns it.
Jul 16, 2017 - 43m
It's a race against the clock when Jon Taffer heads to Pahrump, where he must save the failing bar owned by a man who might lose his sight forever.
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.
Jul 30, 2017 - 43m
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.
Aug 6, 2017 - 43m
A Long Beach dive bar becomes infested with more than just bar problems -- they have bug problems.
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.
Aug 20, 2017 - 43m
It's a race against the clock as Jon Taffer tries to rescue a failing bar with a crumbling floor.
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.
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.
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?
