Episode 1
Aired Oct 5, 2014
Bug Bite
A nightclub ends up liable for unruly teenagers when they resort to an 18-and-over night to get a crowd; an infestation of mosquitos and fruit flies.
Details
Episode 2
Aired Oct 12, 2014
Thugs with Mugs
Rowdy customers at a New York sports bar attack Taffer's crew when they discover they are being served cheap booze at premium prices.
Details
Episode 3
Aired Oct 19, 2014
Schmuck Dynasty
A family tries to regain control of their Staten Island bar that is overrun by customers who are cooking their own food and pouring their own drinks.
Details
Episode 4
Aired Oct 26, 2014
El Moronte!!
A passionate Puerto Rican bar owner berates his staff and sons as the bar sinks further into debt; Taffer attempts to deflate his ego.
Details
Episode 5
Aired Nov 2, 2014
Anything You Can Yell, I Can Yell Louder
Taffer tries to calm the sparks between three loud-mouthed firefighting brothers struggling to keep their Queens bar afloat.
Details
Episode 6
Aired Nov 9, 2014
To Protect and to (Over) Serve
Taffer tries to straighten out a former Philly detective who now owns a bar and hits the bottle hard after years of dark days on the force.
Details
Episode 7
Aired Nov 16, 2014
A Dash of Bitters
A bitter brawl when Taffer uses the help of an owner's ex-wife and former manager to help turn a bar around.
Details
Episode 8
Aired Nov 23, 2014
Swinging From the Rafters
Taffer abandons ship until an outrageous lakeside bar owner can face the reality of managing his bar.
Details
Episode 9
Aired Dec 7, 2014
Spoiled Brat Party
A third generation bar owner in Milwaukee put his father's legacy on the line by living off his family.
Details
Episode 10
Aired Dec 14, 2014
Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling
An Irish bar owner who is withholding employee paychecks to keep the business afloat.
Details
Episode 11
Aired Feb 8, 2015
Second Base, Third Strike
When Taffer returns to Second Base Bar and Grill to find an owner has let the bar deteriorate, he must decide if he will save it once again.
Details
Episode 12
Aired Feb 15, 2015
Crayons & Anger Lines
Taffer enforces tough love when a live music bar owner is more concerned with the spirit of wonderment than appealing to her trendy Chicago community.
Details
Episode 13
Aired Feb 22, 2015
Beach Rats
Rodents shut down a beachfront bar, but Taffer is brought to tears after finding out what the owners have endured.
Details
Episode 14
Aired Mar 1, 2015
All Twerk & No Pay
Out-of-control bartenders are too busy dancing on the bar to pour drinks until Taffer puts an end to the party.
Details
Episode 15
Aired Mar 8, 2015
Bromancing the Stone
Taffer visits an outdated college sports bar with an owner who is more interested in managing his fantasy football team than running a business.
Details
Episode 16
Aired Mar 15, 2015
Storming the Castle
A castle-shaped bar with an owner who has anger management issues and is pushing staff to their breaking points.
Details
Episode 17
Aired Mar 22, 2015
Lagers and Liars
Actress Maria Menounos joins Taffer at a Los Angeles beer bar where a million dollar debt and business decisions have divided a family.
Details
Episode 18
Aired Mar 29, 2015
Loose Lips Loose Tips
Four Irish sisters bicker as their San Francisco bar struggles; Taffer tries to turn their luck around before their American dream gets away from them.
Details
Episode 19
Aired Apr 5, 2015
Back to the Bar: Hot-Headed Owners
Taffer returns to bars with the most hot-headed owners to see if they continued to fail or succeed without him.
Details
Episode 20
Aired Apr 12, 2015
Mandala Down
Taffer butts heads with a self-proclaimed nightlife expert troubled by mounting debt and an inflated ego; showing him the error of his ways.
Details
Episode 21
Aired Jun 21, 2015
Sticky Situation
A son's excessive drinking at a family-owned bar results in bad management decisions that are draining profits and attracting some x-rated characters.
Details
Episode 22
Aired Jun 28, 2015
Take Me Out of the Bar Game
A retired professional baseball player now owns a bar and his intoxicated staff gives away his profits; Jon Taffer tries to save his business before he is forced to retire a second time.
Details
Episode 23
Aired Jul 5, 2015
Emergency Exit
Jon Taffer tries to navigate a turbulent partnership between an ex-pilot and his ex-girlfriend that threatens to leave his bar spiraling out of control.
Details
Episode 24
Aired Jul 12, 2015
It's Always Sunny in Portland
A Portland bar with a stubborn chef and an owner ready to sever ties with his over-bearing step-daughter and business partner who berates her staff.
Details
Episode 25
Aired Jul 19, 2015
Brokedown Palace
Actors Alexander Siddig and Iddo Goldberg help Taffer rescue a Moroccan bar that is having an identity crisis.
Details
Episode 26
Aired Jul 26, 2015
Ant's with Wings, Bro!
Jon tries to motivate the inattentive owner of a failing Portland music venue that has an ant infestation; attempting to amp up the business before the stage goes dark for good.
Details
Episode 27
Aired Aug 2, 2015
Back to the Bar: Stubborn Owners
Jon revisits bars with the most stubborn owners to judge whether they continued to succeed or fail without him.
Details
Episode 28
Aired Aug 9, 2015
Put a Cork in It
One eccentric wine bar owner is too occupied being the life of the party to notice his business is withering on the vine.
Details
Episode 29
Aired Aug 16, 2015
Too Many Managers, Not Enough Man
Jon travels to Country Club Hills near Chicago to try to turn around a sports bar with all the atmosphere of a graveyard; this is largely due to an excess of managers with no respect for the owner.
Details
Episode 30
Aired Aug 23, 2015
Jon Ain't Afraid of No Ghost
In order to save a haunted bar with a cursed past, Jon is forced to stir up a different type of spirit than he is used to.
Details
Episode 31
Aired Aug 30, 2015
Back to the Bar: Delusional Owners
Jon Taffer revisits bars with the most delusional owners to determine whether they have succeeded or failed without him; a former hookah bar Taza and Metal and Lace.
Details
Episode 32
Aired Oct 4, 2015
Till Debt Do Us Part
A womanizing owner and his enraged wife struggle with their run-down Caribbean bar; Taffer tries to turn the bar around before the business hits the rocks and the owner's wife bails.
Details
Episode 33
Aired Oct 11, 2015
Shamrocks and Shenanigans
Taffer attempts to show the idle owner of a failing Irish bar with battling bartenders the error of his ways before his fiancee leaves him.
Details
Episode 34
Aired Oct 18, 2015
Blowing Royal Smoke
Feuding brothers' obnoxious behavior drives away customers at the oldest bar and BBQ joint in Youngstown, Ohio; Taffer tries to put the fire back in their bellies before the business goes up in smoke.
Details
Episode 35
Aired Oct 25, 2015
Sour Lemons and Bitter Business
A landlord and partner, who would rather paint fruit in the name of art than save his failing Ohio burger bar, clashes with bitter owners.
Details
Episode 36
Aired Nov 1, 2015
Ripper's Rookie House
A rock legend and former Judas Priest front man turned bar owner calls on Jon Taffer to amp up his struggling live music venue.
Details
Episode 37
Aired Nov 8, 2015
Big Sister's Watching
The distrustful owner of a struggling military bar spends her time spying on her staff instead of paying attention to her bottom line.
Details
Episode 38
Aired Nov 15, 2015
Vulgar Vixens
Jon confronts the foul-mouthed owner of a failing Michigan bar with topless, hula-hooping barmaids and a confusing theme.
Details
Episode 39
Aired Nov 22, 2015
Unnecessary Toughness
Taffer is forced to deal with the hot-headed owner of a college alumni bar whose fiery temper keeps his staff on edge.
Details
Episode 40
Aired Dec 6, 2015
Boss Lady Blues
A former psychologist runs a Detroit jazz club, but her interfering family and lazy staff have her seeking help from Jon Taffer.
Details
Episode 41
Aired Dec 13, 2015
Bare Rescue
Jon Taffer helps a failing Detroit strip club looking to stimulate profits before the entire business goes bottoms up.
Details
Episode 42
Aired Dec 20, 2015
Back to the Bar: No Laughing Matter
Taffer returns to see if the McGowan brothers have cooled their fiery relationship; Taffer takes on an angry stand-up comedy club owner from Scottsdale.
Details
Episode 43
Aired Mar 6, 2016
Hard Heads and Softballs
Taffer settles the score between two feuding bar owners, one with his foot out the door and the other with his marriage on the line.
Details
Episode 44
Aired Mar 13, 2016
Dragon Lady
An apathetic owner would rather vape in the corner than engage with the customers at her own bar; can Taffer turn the situation around before the entire business goes up in smoke?
Details
Episode 45
Aired Mar 20, 2016
Paradise Lost
Three owners are thrown into a hostile feud after Taffer reveals that one of them has been siphoning the profits.
Details
Episode 46
Aired Mar 27, 2016
Back to the Bar: Meathead-to-Head
Taffer revisits the Dirty Rooster and ruffles the feathers of owner Rob; Taffer mediates a dispute between two rival bar owners from Houston.
Details
Episode 47
Aired Apr 3, 2016
Land of the Beer and Home of the Misbehaved
After a downtown expansion, a successful St. Louis restaurant owner could lose everything as her out-of-control nephew and unqualified manager run her sports bar into the ground.
Details
Episode 48
Aired Apr 10, 2016
Getting Freaki at the Tiki
Jon Taffer's discovery of a used condom at a rundown Florida tiki bar redefines owner neglect.
Details
Episode 49
Aired Apr 17, 2016
Back to the Bar: Empty Pockets
Taffer revisits MT Bottle to see if they still have empty pockets; the owners of Piratz return once again.
Details
Episode 50
Aired Apr 24, 2016
How to Train the Dragon
After the tragic loss of his mother, the owner of this British pub has coped poorly by drinking away profits and gambling his way to ruin with weekly poker tournaments.
Details
Episode 51
Aired May 1, 2016
Demolition Man
The city threatens to shut down a bar after the owner unsafely renovates without a permit; Taffer attempts to school the clueless rookie owner and bring the construction disaster up to code before the city intervenes.
Details
Episode 52
Aired May 8, 2016
Back to the Bar: The Luck of the Irish
Taffer reveals his most successful rescue ever, tests the luck of Campbell's Irish pub after his rescue, and revisits The Lister.
Details
Episode 53
Aired May 15, 2016
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
A grieving son struggles to keep his fisherman-themed bar and father's legacy afloat, as his family's criticism slowly sinks his business.
Details
Episode 54
Aired May 22, 2016
Danny Sits on His Fanny
After convincing his friends to invest their life savings, a novice bar owner transformed a community staple into a bottomless money pit.
Details
Episode 55
Aired Jul 10, 2016
Gone in a Flash
A timid bar owner's promiscuous staff exposes themselves in an effort to retain customers, prompting Jon Taffer to clean up their reputation.
Details
Episode 56
Aired Jul 17, 2016
Momster's Ball
An owner relies on her attractive daughters and spaghetti wrestling events to lure customers inside, but mounting debt and a family feud threaten the future.
Details
Episode 57
Aired Jul 24, 2016
Drunk on Punk
The resistant owner of a dive bar refuses to give up on his punk music obsession to obtain greater financial success.
Details
Episode 58
Aired Jul 31, 2016
Raising Arizona
An owner's illicit affair produces a child, and destroys both his marriage and the reputation of his bar.
Details