Bar Rescue (2011)
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
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Episode 1 - Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Dumb
Release Date: 2012-07-29Bar expert Jon Taffer must patch holes in a sinking Pirate-themed bar in Silver Spring, MD. But mutiny is in the air when Jon forces the pirate staff to cater to the city's corporate clientele.
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Episode 2 - Tiki Curse
Release Date: 2012-07-29Located on a prime stretch of beach, The Bamboo Beach Tiki Bar is still failing. Can Bar Expert Jon Taffer get a bevy of beautiful barmaids to fix this oceanfront eyesore instead of working on their suntans?
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Episode 3 - Murphy's Mess
Release Date: 2012-08-05Bar expert Jon Taffer must fix a dirty, binge-drinking bar owned by two fraternity brothers in Fells Point, Maryland. But the rescue gets derailed when Jon discovers the building is about to collapse.
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Episode 4 - Mystique or Murder?
Release Date: 2012-08-12Mystique Lounge in West Palm Beach, Florida, has operated under the shadow of a murder for three years. Can bar expert Jon Taffer restore a positive mystique to this once-cursed venue?
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Episode 5 - Bottomless Pit
Release Date: 2012-08-19Bar expert Jon Taffer has his hands full with a failing dive bar in Orange, CA. When he discovers the owner is incapable of running the bar, Jon must pin his hopes on the owner’s untested but eager daughter.
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Episode 6 - Broke Black Sheep
Release Date: 2012-08-26Bar expert Jon Taffer is called in to save the family-run Black Sheep in the Irish-German community of Cheviot, Ohio. But Jon discovers that the bar may be beyond rescue due to the owners’ massive debt.
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Episode 7 - Weber's of Lies
Release Date: 2012-09-09Bar expert Jon Taffer must make a former strip club turned music venue profitable. But when the bar’s staff is found to be contributing to the financial problems, Jon must convince the owner to take a stand.
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Episode 8 - Owner Ousted
Release Date: 2012-09-16Bar expert Jon Taffer must rescue a bar owned by a former Naval Officer from total ruin. But when Jon discovers one of the owners isn’t pulling his weight, Jon shows him the door.
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Episode 9 - On the Rocks
Release Date: 2012-09-23Bar expert Jon Taffer must save a failing former smoker’s haven in Laguna Niguel, California from burning out for good. However, the bar’s gang of hard-drinking regulars aren’t about to give up...
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Episode 10 - Bikini Bust
Release Date: 2012-09-30Despite beautiful bikini-clad bartenders, Extremes is less than a month from closing its doors.