Darrin Reed
Director
Bar Rescue (2011)
Season 5
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
Released July 17, 2011
Episode 42 min
10+
Genres: Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.renovation, imdb.consultant, imdb.makeover, imdb.bar-owner, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.business-and-occupation-reality-tv, imdb.bar + 2 more, imdb.business-consultant, tmdb.intense
Watch Providers: Pluto TV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount Plus Premium + 4 more, Philo, Paramount+ MTV Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount Plus Essential
Production Companies: 3 Ball Productions, Eyeworks USA, MTV Studios
Network: Spike
Country: United States
Languages:
English
6.0
S5E1 - The Perks of Being a Wallpaper
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. 7, 2016, midnight
7.0
S5E2 - Wheels of Misfortune
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. 14, 2016, midnight
6.0
S5E3 - Whipped Into Shape
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.
Aug. 21, 2016, midnight
S5E4 - Antisocial Media
Taffer helps an owner whose social media mishaps have made him public enemy number one.
Sept. 18, 2016, midnight
S5E5 - How to Train Your Goldfish
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?
Sept. 25, 2016, midnight
S5E6 - Win, Lose or Brawl
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. 2, 2016, midnight
S5E7 - Listen Y'all It's Sabotage
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. 9, 2016, midnight
S5E8 - Gettin' Jigger With It
A historical landmark bar, divided in profits and responsibility, pits brother and sister against one another.
Oct. 16, 2016, midnight
S5E9 - Chase Lounge
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. 23, 2016, midnight
S5E10 - Zero Dark Drunky
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.
Oct. 30, 2016, midnight
S5E11 - Ice, Mice, Baby
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. 6, 2016, midnight
S5E12 - Punk as a Drunk
A former punk rocker hits bottom after being overwhelmed with tragedy. But his constant roughhousing with his employees draws Taffer's ire.
Nov. 13, 2016, midnight
S5E13 - Back To The Bar: Drunky Mcdrunkerton Returns
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.
Nov. 20, 2016, midnight
S5E14 - Don't Tell Mom the Bar is Dead
An abrasive owner takes advantage of his mom's generosity to take over a craft beer bar from his landlord.
Feb. 19, 2017, midnight
S5E15 - I Know What You Did Last Summit
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?
Feb. 26, 2017, midnight
S5E16 - Struck Out at the Dugout
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.
March 5, 2017, midnight
S5E17 - Back to the Bar: Brick & Barley Above Water
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.
March 12, 2017, midnight
S5E18 - All Twerk and No Pay Makes Taffer Shut It Down
An owner twerks her way to tears when her bar gets out of step
March 19, 2017, midnight
S5E19 - Bar Over Troubled Water
In this special episode, Taffer rescues a successful bar – the beacon of the community – that was destroyed by a recent hurricane in Baton Rouge
March 26, 2017, midnight
S5E20 - Desi, You Got Some 'Splainin' To Do
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?
April 2, 2017, midnight
S5E21 - Back to the Bar: Hallelujah for Jon
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.
April 9, 2017, midnight
S5E22 - Casually Tapped Out
Taffer tries to resurrect a closed neighborhood bar by reigniting the passion of the burnt out firefighter who owns it.
July 2, 2017, midnight
S5E23 - Things That Go Pahrump in the Night
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.
July 16, 2017, midnight
S5E24 - Mother Doesn't Know Best
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.
July 23, 2017, midnight
S5E25 - 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.
July 30, 2017, midnight
S5E26 - Silence of the Ants
A Long Beach dive bar becomes infested with more than just bar problems -- they have bug problems.
Aug. 6, 2017, midnight
S5E27 - Daddy Dearest
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. 13, 2017, midnight
S5E28 - Rickety Rockin' Rhonda's
It's a race against the clock as Jon Taffer tries to rescue a failing bar with a crumbling floor.
Aug. 20, 2017, midnight
S5E29 - Back to the Bar: For Whom the Cajun Belle Tolls
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.
Sept. 3, 2017, midnight
S5E30 - The Unlucky Leprechaun
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.
Sept. 10, 2017, midnight
S5E31 - 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?
Sept. 17, 2017, midnight
Network: Spike
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 12390 min.
Released: July 17, 2011
Last Air Date: June 29, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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