The first season of the American reality series Bar Rescue premiered on Spike on July 17, 2011, and concluded on September 18, 2011, with a total of 10 episodes. The series stars renowned nightlife consultant Jon Taffer who offers his professional expertise plus renovations and equipment to desperately failing bars in order to save them from closing.
Experts Jon Taffer – Host/Star/Bar Consultant/Recon Spy Nicole Taffer – Host's Wife/Marketing/Recon Spy
Culinary Brian Duffy Josh Capon Brian Hill Spike Mendelsohn Eric Greenspan
Mixology Michael Tipps Keith Raimondi Elayne Duke Tobin Ellis Peter O’Connor Brian Van Flandern
Other special experts Nancy Hadley – Concept/Interior Design Deborah Maguire – Hospitality Ed Warnick – Retired Health Inspector
Production 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.
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External links
Bar Rescue Updates — Unaffiliated site that keeps track of bars being open or closed and has updates for each bar