Bar Rescue - Season 1 (2011)

Jon tackles an Irish themed beach bar in Redondo Beach, California, called Kilkenny's. Jon attempts to create a bar with a cohesive identity that beach goers and locals will frequent.

Jon is called in to Swanky Bubbles, a champagne bar in Philadelphia that hasn't made money since 2004 and has a demoralized staff. The problems can be traced back to its two co-owners, one of whom is too busy hitting on the female customers and the other of whom is hardly ever there.

Chicago, IL - Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to get The Blue Frog 22, a failing bar in Chicago, to grow up. To do that, he'll need the mother-and-son owners to ditch the "Mom's Basement" aesthetic that's dragging them down.

Boston, MA- Bar expert Jon Taffer sets off to help Bill, the owner of The Chicken Bone, avoid financial ruin. Bill, a former customer who took over the Bone, learned the hard way that running a bar is much tougher than it looks.

Jon must reorganize Champs, a failing sports bar in Burbank, California, which has problems with both its management and its employees.

Yorba Linda, CA - Bar expert Jon Taffer goes toe-to-toe with a former baseball player turned bar owner as he tries to revive the Canyon Inn, a decaying bar on its last legs. (Canyon Inn to Canyon Saloon)

Boston, MA - Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to save automotive-themed Angry Ham's Garage from stalling out. Rowdy owners and stonewalling city officials are all lurking right under the hood.