Bar Rescue is an American reality TV series that premiered on Paramount Network (formerly Spike) on July 17, 2011.
It stars Jon Taffer (a long-time food and beverage industry consultant specializing in nightclubs and pubs), who offers his professional expertise, access to service industry experts, and renovations and equipment to desperately failing bars in order to save them from closing.
Throughout the show's history, multiple bars have restored their original name or motif after filming wraps.
Jon tries to save a New Jersey bar whose owner's short temper leads him to fight with customers and drive business away.
Note: This episode, filmed in 2010, originally served as the pilot prior to the show's premiere one year later.