• 17.8k
    watchers
  • 669k
    plays
  • 35.6k
    collected
  • 7
    lists

Bar Rescue

Season 4 2014 - 2016
TV-PG

  • 2014-10-06T02:00:00Z on Paramount Network
  • 43m
  • 1d 17h 34m (58 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Reality
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

58 episodes

Season Premiere

2014-10-06T02:00:00Z

4x01 Bug Bite

Season Premiere

4x01 Bug Bite

  • 2014-10-06T02:00:00Z43m

Thanks to an ill-advised promotion and sloppy maintenance, a nightclub is overrun by mosquitos, fruit flies and unruly minors.

2014-10-13T02:00:00Z

4x02 Thugs with Mugs

4x02 Thugs with Mugs

  • 2014-10-13T02:00:00Z43m

Undisputed Sports Bar & Grill, Yonkers, NY. Rowdy customers at a New York sports bar attack Taffer's crew when they discover they are being served cheap booze at premium prices, prompting Jon to teach the importance of serving quality drinks and maintaining crowd control.

2014-10-20T02:00:00Z

4x03 Schmuck Dynasty

4x03 Schmuck Dynasty

  • 2014-10-20T02:00:00Z43m

Rhythm & Brews, Staten Island, NY. A Staten Island bar that is overrun by customers who are cooking their own food and getting their drinks, due to the employees poor work ethic and the owner's hands off approach in running the bar. Jon must re-ignite the owner's fire and teach the staff why they need to do their own work.

2014-10-27T02:00:00Z

4x04 El Moronte!!

4x04 El Moronte!!

  • 2014-10-27T02:00:00Z43m

Laguna Lounge

Jersey City, NJ

A passionate Puerto Rican bar owner berates his staff and sons as the bar sinks further into debt. Can Taffer deflate the owner's ego in order to save his bar?

Jack's Ale House

Sunnyside, NY

Three loud-mouthed firefighting brothers struggle to keep their Queens bar afloat. Can Taffer calm the sparks before this family implodes?

Lickety Split

Philadelphia, PA

A former Philly detective-turned-bar owner hits the bottle hard after years of dark days on the force when Jon Taffer shows up to straighten him out.

2014-11-17T03:00:00Z

4x07 A Dash of Bitters

4x07 A Dash of Bitters

  • 2014-11-17T03:00:00Z43m

Plush

Glenside, PA

A rescue turns testy when Taffer enlists the help of the bar owner's ex-wife and former manager.

2014-11-24T03:00:00Z

4x08 Swinging from the Rafters

Dirty Rooster

Antioch, IL

An outrageous lakeside bar owner spends more time swinging from the rafters than managing his bar, causing Taffer to abandon ship until the owner can face reality.

2014-12-08T03:00:00Z

4x09 Spoiled Brat Party

4x09 Spoiled Brat Party

  • 2014-12-08T03:00:00Z43m

Y-Not III

Milwaukee, WI

A third generation Milwaukee bar owner puts his father’s legacy on the line by living off his family instead of trying to cut his own piece of the pie.

2014-12-15T03:00:00Z

4x10 Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling

Packey's Pub

Milwaukee, WI

The American dream becomes a hard reality for this Irish bar owner after Taffer discovers he withheld employee paychecks to keep the business afloat.

2015-02-09T03:00:00Z

4x11 Second Base, Third Strike

Second Base

Orange, CA

In a first-ever re-rescue, Jon Taffer returns to Second Base Bar & Grill to find a disengaged owner who has let the bar deteriorate. Will Jon save this bar once again?

2015-02-16T03:00:00Z

4x12 Crayons & Anger Lines

4x12 Crayons & Anger Lines

  • 2015-02-16T03:00:00Z43m

Underground Wonder Bar

Chicago, IL

A hippy-dippy live music bar owner is more concerned with the spirit of wonderment than appealing to her trendy Chicago community, causing Taffer to enforce some tough love.

2015-02-23T03:00:00Z

4x13 Beach Rats

4x13 Beach Rats

  • 2015-02-23T03:00:00Z43m

Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill

Hollywood, FL

This failing beachfront bar is shut down after rodents invade the kitchen, but Taffer is brought to tears upon discovering what the owners have endured.

2015-03-02T03:00:00Z

4x14 All Twerk & No Pay

4x14 All Twerk & No Pay

  • 2015-03-02T03:00:00Z43m

Heat Restaurant & Lounge

Hollywood, FL

Too busy dancing on the bar top to pour drinks, these out-of-control bartenders are in for a shock when Jon Taffer puts an end to the party.

2015-03-09T02:00:00Z

4x15 Bromancing the Stone

4x15 Bromancing the Stone

  • 2015-03-09T02:00:00Z43m

Sandbar Sports Grill

Coconut Grove, FL

Jon Taffer has his hands full with the owner of an outdated college sports bar who is more interested in managing his fantasy football team than running a business.

2015-03-16T02:00:00Z

4x16 Storming the Castle

4x16 Storming the Castle

  • 2015-03-16T02:00:00Z43m

Friar Tucks

Pomona, CA

Jon Taffer arrives at this castle-shaped bar to a surly owner with anger management issues whose attitude has pushed his staff to their breaking points.

2015-03-23T02:00:00Z

4x17 Lagers and Liars

4x17 Lagers and Liars

  • 2015-03-23T02:00:00Z43m

The Los Angeles Brewing Company

Los Angeles, CA

Celebrity guest Maria Menounos joins Jon Taffer at this Los Angeles beer bar where a million dollar debt and decision to keep or sell the business has triggered a family divide.

2015-03-30T02:00:00Z

4x18 Loose Lips Loose Tips

4x18 Loose Lips Loose Tips

  • 2015-03-30T02:00:00Z43m

The Holding Company

San Francisco, CA

Four bickering Irish sisters talk themselves in circles as their San Francisco bar takes a nosedive. Can Jon Taffer turn their luck around before they miss the boat on their American dream?

Jon revisits Solids & Stripes, Pat's Cocktails, MoonRunners Saloon and Corporate Bar & Grill to see if the hotheaded owners of these once-failing bars are keeping their cools.

2015-04-22T02:00:00Z

4x20 Mandala Down

4x20 Mandala Down

  • 2015-04-22T02:00:00Z43m

Mandala Lounge in San Mateo, California

2015-06-22T02:00:00Z

4x21 Sticky Situation

4x21 Sticky Situation

  • 2015-06-22T02:00:00Z43m

A family-owned bar is put at risk when a son's excessive drinking and poor management choices begin to attract X-rated clientele.

Jon is called in to help a retired baseball player turned bar owner who struck out when he hired a boozy staff content to waste the bar's profits.

2015-07-06T02:00:00Z

4x23 Emergency Exit

4x23 Emergency Exit

  • 2015-07-06T02:00:00Z43m

Before he can save their failing bar, Jon must navigate the turbulent business partnership between an ex-pilot and his ex-girlfriend

Jon tries to help the owner of a failing Portland, Oregon, bar cool the temper of his stubborn chef and his overbearing stepdaughter turned business partner.

2015-07-20T02:00:00Z

4x25 Brokedown Palace

4x25 Brokedown Palace

  • 2015-07-20T02:00:00Z43m

Taffer is assisted by Alexander Siddig and Iddo Goldbert, the stars of TUT, to help him rescue a Moroccan bar with an identity crisis.

2015-07-27T02:00:00Z

4x26 Ants with Wings, Bro!

4x26 Ants with Wings, Bro!

  • 2015-07-27T02:00:00Z43m

Jon tries to motivate the inattentive owner of a failing Portland, Oregon, music venue plagued by mismanagement and an ant infestation.

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.

2015-08-10T02:00:00Z

4x28 Put a Cork in It

4x28 Put a Cork in It

  • 2015-08-10T02:00:00Z43m

The eccentric owner of Brix Wine Bar is too busy being the life of the party to notice his business is withering on the vine.

Jon is tasked with rescuing a Chicago sports bar that's heavy on managers and light on respect for the owner.

A bar owner takes a less active role in his business after becoming convinced his bar is haunted.

Jon checks in on four previously rescued bars, including Dimples and 22 Klicks, to see if the owners have a better grasp of the reality of their businesses.

2015-10-05T02:00:00Z

4x32 Till Debt Do Us Part

4x32 Till Debt Do Us Part

  • 2015-10-05T02:00:00Z43m

A womanizing owner will lose his run-down Caribbean bar, and his wife, if he can't change his toxic behavior.

2015-10-12T02:00:00Z

4x33 Shamrocks and Shenanigans

A lackadaisical owner may lose more than his Irish pub if Jon isn't able to help him take charge and end the fighting among his bartenders.

2015-10-19T02:00:00Z

4x34 Blowing Royal Smoke

4x34 Blowing Royal Smoke

  • 2015-10-19T02:00:00Z43m

The obnoxious behavior of two feuding brothers threatens to put an end to the storied legacy of Royal Oaks, the oldest bar and barbecue joint in Youngstown, Ohio.

After giving their artsy, irresponsible landlord a share of the bar, the brothers behind Martini Brothers Burger Bar are at their wits' end and ready to call Jon for help.

2015-11-02T03:00:00Z

4x36 Ripper's Rookie House

4x36 Ripper's Rookie House

  • 2015-11-02T03:00:00Z43m

Former Judas Priest front man Tim "Ripper" Owens calls in Jon after discovering being a rock star and running a rock club are two very different skills.

2015-11-09T03:00:00Z

4x37 Big Sister's Watching

4x37 Big Sister's Watching

  • 2015-11-09T03:00:00Z43m

In a struggling military bar, a distrustful owner spends her time spying on her staff instead of watching the bottom line.

2015-11-16T03:00:00Z

4x38 Vulgar Vixens

4x38 Vulgar Vixens

  • 2015-11-16T03:00:00Z43m

Jon visits The Hooch, an X-rated bar where the foulmouthed owner wastes her husband's money and constantly berates her female staff.

2015-11-23T03:00:00Z

4x39 Unnecessary Toughness

4x39 Unnecessary Toughness

  • 2015-11-23T03:00:00Z43m

At an Ann Arbor, MI, college alumni bar, Jon is forced to deal with a hotheaded owner whose fiery temper keeps his staff on edge and his million-dollar debt on ice.

2015-12-07T03:00:00Z

4x40 Boss Lady Blues

4x40 Boss Lady Blues

  • 2015-12-07T03:00:00Z43m

A former psychologist turned bar owner attempts to run a Detroit jazz club, but her interfering family and lazy staff have her seeking counseling from Jon.

2015-12-14T03:00:00Z

4x41 Bare Rescue

4x41 Bare Rescue

  • 2015-12-14T03:00:00Z43m

In a Bar Rescue first, Jon helps a failing strip club saddled with a disinterested staff, a skeevy vibe and an off-putting name: Chix on Dix.

Jon returns to see if the McGowan brothers have cooled off their fiery relationship. He also takes on an angry stand-up comedy club owner from Stand Up, Scottsdale

2016-03-07T03:00:00Z

4x43 Hard Heads and Softballs

The feud between the owners of Mac & Chester's SRO has led to a bifurcation of their business and attracted a dysfunctional, rowdy clientele.

2016-03-14T02:00:00Z

4x44 Dragon Lady

4x44 Dragon Lady

  • 2016-03-14T02:00:00Z43m

Jon is tasked with getting the apathetic owner of Van Goghz to put down her vape pen and start engaging with customers.

2016-03-21T02:00:00Z

4x45 Paradise Lost

4x45 Paradise Lost

  • 2016-03-21T02:00:00Z43m

An explosive conflict breaks out among the owners of Dale 1891 when Jon discovers one of them has been siphoning off profits.

Jon revisits the Dirty Rooster and ruffles the feathers of its owner, then he mediates a muscle-bound dispute between rival Texas bar owners.

A successful St. Louis, MO, restaurateur risks everything when she decides to add a downtown sports bar to her portfolio and put her out-of-control nephew in charge.

He's no stranger to unkempt bars, but Jon is absolutely disgusted by the rat, roach and raccoon problem inside Freaki Tiki.

Jon heads back to MT Bottle to put a fork in their gravy dispute, then he finds out what the owners of Piratz have planned for the future.

2016-04-25T02:00:00Z

4x50 How to Train the Dragon

Jon must help the owner of George & Dragon come to terms with his mother's death before he drinks away all his profits and the family legacy.

2016-05-02T02:00:00Z

4x51 Demolition Man

4x51 Demolition Man

  • 2016-05-02T02:00:00Z43m

Jon schools the clueless owner of Grinders, whose unauthorized and unsafe renovation has the city threatening to shut the place down.

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."

A former doctor decides to run The Bridge Lounge, his father's once-successful bar, but runs into trouble when the BP oil spill devastates the local customer base.

2016-05-23T02:00:00Z

4x54 Danny Sits on His Fanny

After convincing his friends to invest their life savings, the rookie bar owner of Cirivello's has turned a community staple into a money pit and now faces a hostile takeover.

2016-07-11T02:00:00Z

4x55 Gon in a Flash

4x55 Gon in a Flash

  • 2016-07-11T02:00:00Z43m

The timid owner of City Bistro in St. Louis, MO, looks the other way as her raunchy bartenders flash customers to drum up business.

2016-07-18T02:00:00Z

4x56 Momster's Ball

4x56 Momster's Ball

  • 2016-07-18T02:00:00Z43m

Jon is called in to help the failing owner of Baseline Sports Bar, whose sexually exploitive spaghetti wrestling events have driven away female customers.

2016-07-25T02:00:00Z

4x57 Drunk on Punk

4x57 Drunk on Punk

  • 2016-07-25T02:00:00Z43m

Jon has a hard time getting through to the owner of the Black Light District, who's convinced fixing up his rancid dive would be a betrayal of his punk rock credo.

Season Finale

2016-08-01T02:00:00Z

4x58 Raising Arizona

Season Finale

4x58 Raising Arizona

  • 2016-08-01T02:00:00Z43m

The owner of The Gallopin' Goose ruined his marriage and his bar's reputation when he had an illicit affair that resulted in a child.

Loading...