
Bar Rescue
Each episode looks into bars that have lost their way, and Jon Taffer is determined to turn them back into profitable, enjoyable places.
- 2011-2026
- 10 seasons
- CBS All Access
- Reality
- TV-PG
Each episode looks into bars that have lost their way, and Jon Taffer is determined to turn them back into profitable, enjoyable places.
Season 5 Episode Guide
28 Episodes 2016 - 2017
Episode 1
The Perks of Being a Wallpaper
Sun, Aug 7, 2016 41 mins
The owner of a Vegas dive bar known to be a former mob hangout is too much of a nice guy and not enough of a tough boss as his bar is failing.

Episode 2
Wheels of Misfortune
Sun, Aug 14, 2016 41 mins
A bar with a roller rink in a California desert town is on it's last legs, until Taffer arrives to access the situation.

Episode 3
12 Beers a Slave/Whipped Into Shape
Sun, Aug 21, 2016 41 mins
An owner spent his life savings on a run down bar, and attempted a fetish night to bring in more clientele, but has to face defiance and drama from members of his staff.

Episode 4
Antisocial Media
Sun, Sep 18, 2016 41 mins
A small town California bar owner is driving away business, not just through bad service, but through negative comments he posts on social media.

Episode 5
How to Train Your Goldfish
Sun, Sep 25, 2016 41 mins
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
Sun, Oct 2, 2016 41 mins
When a brawl breaks out in a failing bar, Jon reconsiders a possible rescue.

Episode 7
Listen Y'all It's Sabotage
Sun, Oct 9, 2016 41 mins
The new owners of a Washington bar are accusing their manager, also the former owner, of attempting to destroy the business from the inside. One of the owners snap when one of the bartenders storm out and quit.

Episode 8
Gettin' Jigger with It
Sun, Oct 16, 2016 41 mins
A historic San Francisco bar, founded by legendary boxer Sam Jordan, is in dire need of saving. Profits are divided and the children of the late ring fighter can't work with each other.

Episode 9
Chase Lounge
Sun, Oct 23, 2016 41 mins
A car salesman sees profits draining courtesy of a lazy and unreliable stepson/manager who lacks in leadership and allows the bar to lose money.

Episode 10
Zero Drunk Thirty
Sun, Oct 30, 2016 41 mins
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
Sun, Nov 6, 2016 41 mins
After receiving a nightclub from his successful father, a spoiled bar owner drains profits while his employees are barely making anything, and allows mice and filth within the establishment.

Episode 12
Punk as a Drunk
Sun, Nov 13, 2016 41 mins
After a series of family tragedies, a former punk musician allows his inexperienced staff to cost him money. His obscene roughhousing with his workers ignites Taffer.

Episode 13
Don't Tell Mom the Bar Is Dead
Sun, Feb 19, 2017 41 mins
Jon is brought to a craft beer bar to help an owner who lacks in staff, drinks away profits, and takes advantage of his mother's generosity before the landlord evicts him from the establishment.

Episode 14
I Know What You Did Last Summit
Sun, Feb 26, 2017 41 mins
An owner, returning from his absence, nearly ruins his marriage by drinking away profits, goofing off, and flirting with female patrons. Can Jon fix the bar and the marriage?

Episode 15
Struck Out at the Dugout
Sun, Mar 5, 2017 41 mins
After evicting a tenant who refused to pay rent, a drunken owner degrades his sports bar, allows flies to scour the establishment. His ego, constant drinking, and excuses push the staff to their breaking point.

Episode 18
All Twerk and No Pay Makes Taffer Shut It Down
Sun, Mar 19, 2017 41 mins
An owner twerks her way to tears when her bar gets out of step.

Episode 19
Bar Over Troubled Water
Sun, Mar 26, 2017 41 mins
After the 2016 flood damage in Louisiana, an owner of a successful bar who is desperate to restore his establishment is seeking Jon's help to get his business up and running again.

Episode 20
Desi, You Got Some 'Splainin' to Do
Sun, Apr 2, 2017 41 mins
After suffering a massive stroke, a veteran bar owner lets his bar slip away as he drinks down profits and builds his debt.

Episode 21
Back to the Bar: Hallelujah for Jon
Sun, Apr 9, 2017 41 mins
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
Sun, Jul 2, 2017 41 mins
In a Bar Rescue first, Jon must resurrect a closed neighborhood bar by reigniting the passion of the burnt-out firefighter who owns it.

Episode 23
Things That Go Pahrump in the Night
Sun, Jul 16, 2017 41 mins
Its a race against the clock when Jon Taffer heads to Pahrump, Nevada, where he must save the failing bar of a man who might lose his sight forever.

Episode 24
Mother Doesn't Know Best
Sun, Jul 23, 2017 41 mins
Jon Taffer must 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 25
Back to the Bar: Flying Fists and Bar Brawls
Sun, Jul 30, 2017 40 mins

Episode 26
Silence of the Ants
Sun, Aug 6, 2017 41 mins
Jon arrives in Long Beach to save a filthy bar plagued by fruit flies and ants.

Episode 27
Daddy Dearest
Sun, Aug 13, 2017 41 mins
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 28
Rickety Rockin' Rhonda
Sun, Aug 20, 2017 41 mins
It's a race against the clock as Jon Taffer tries to rescue a failing bar with a crumbling floor.

Episode 29
Back to the Bar: For Whom the Cajun Belle Tolls
Sun, Sep 3, 2017 41 mins
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.

Episode 30
The Unlucky Leprechaun
Sun, Sep 10, 2017 41 mins
Jon Taffer has to convince a foul-mouthed owner to change his ways before the bar he owns with his ex-wife shuts down for good.
