Bar Rescue (season 1)
| Bar Rescue (season 1) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Spike |
| Original release | July 17 – September 25, 2011 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of the American reality series Bar Rescue premiered on Spike of July 17, 2011 and concluded on September 18, 2011 with a total of 8 episodes. The series stars renown nightlife consultant Jon Taffer who offers his professional expertise plus renovations and equipment to desperately failing bars in order to save them from closing.
Spike originally picked the series up for 10 episodes in January 2011 but was reduced to 8 episodes. The show began shooting in April 2011.
Jon heads to California to help a bar whose general manager has been so hands off, he's caused so many problems that badly affected the owner's reputation.
Jon goes to Philadelphia to help a one-time chef regain his confidence and backbone in his failing pub.
When brothers who own a legendary pub feud over how management is running it, Jon must step in and get them on the same page.
A pub in California, with a tough and rude manager and owners who won't do anything about it, gets help from Jon.
When a once successful bar suffers from an owner blindsiding his partner by offering free drinks and harassing women, Jon must get the partner to set him straight before the bar shuts down.
Note: This is the first episode where the bar reverted to its old name at the end of the episode.
When a mother's bad habits get in the way of her relationship with her son and running their bar, Jon must convince her to give up her habits before the damage is done.
Jon has his work cut out for him when he confronts an owner whose bad decisions and inability to trust his manager threaten to ruin his bar and finances.
Jon helps a once iconic bar that suffers from the owner being neglectful and blaming his inexperienced staff for the problems.
Jon helps a baseball player turned owner update his dive bar, but not without some opposition.
Note: This is the first bar to not have either a stress test or a soft opening. It is also the second bar to revert to its old name during the epilogue, when the owner changed the name of "Canyon Saloon" back to the "Canyon Inn".
Jon heads to Massachusetts to help a failing garage themed bar that includes an offensive name, poor decoration placement, an owner who treat his employees as friends and can't have a liquor license due to two of the owners having past D.U.I..
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