Bar Rescue (season 8)

After running a successful floral business for two decades, owner Randi thought she could parlay that success into a budding new bar, but she never rose to the occasion.

For his 200th rescue, Jon rescues a family who bought a Mexican restaurant at the height of the pandemic and put their daughter's future on the line to chase the bright lights of Vegas.

Personal tragedies and the global pandemic are just two of the problems at a Tucson bar.

Jon attempts to rescue a bar in Maricopa, Arizona, whose owner has squandered a half a million-dollar investment from his parents.

In Dunwoody, Georgia, Jon Taffer tries to help a former hospitality professional regain his passion for the industry and save his flailing bar.

Jon heads to Texas to help a husband and wife rescue their failing bar and learn how to be better partners in business.

Note: Nick Solak and his fiancé acted as recon spies.

In the heart of Texas, Jon must help an owner figure out how to be a better boss and help her personal assistant step up to lead the bar.

Jon helps an owner who battled childhood illness and the loss of his father learn how to run a bar and manage a business.

For recon, Jon brought in pro wrestlers and real-life couple Adam Cole and Britt Baker

In Ybor City, Florida, Jon helps rescue a bar owner who made some questionable choices on the theme, decor, and menu in her bar.

A riverside bar in Florida is struggling to stay afloat due to a manager with no experience, a staff co-mingling and a wildly out-of-line menu for their community.

Jon heads to Sandford, Florida to revitalize a retro-arcade bar that is falling apart and an owner who has an excuse for everything.

A family-owned bar is struggling due to the owner's on-the-job behavior.

Note: For recon, Jon brought in Maria Menounos, Kevin Undergaro, Trinity Fatu and Mercedes Varnado. He also performed the recon with the owner's wife.

Jon encounters an unruly husband of an owner who is on the brink of closing her bar in Arvada, Colorado.

Jon visits an Idaho bar plagued by multiple problems, including employees who privately accuse the owner of hurting the business with his drinking but will not repeat their claims to his face.

Jon must teach a former engineer and his staff how to properly run a nightclub before they close down for good.

Note: After noticing the owner taking his recon people's private information, Jon takes part in the recon himself in order to understand the owner's actions.

Jon confronts an owner who moved his family to pursue his lifelong dream of opening a bar, only for his wife to do all the work.

Jon attempts to rescue a bar owner in Loveland, Colorado, who is on the verge of losing his business and his marriage.

Note: Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton joins Jon to help him evaluate the bar. For recon, Jon brings in Justin Simmons, Kareem Jackson and Bradley Chubb, three members of the team who the bar owner and the staff don't even recognize despite owning and running a sports bar with the Broncos as their home team. As a special surprise, Jon brings Terrell Davis to the relaunch.

Jon helps a struggling owner take a step back so that his apprehensive manager can take a step forward.

In Hickory, North Carolina, Jon finds a bar with an absent owner, an untrained staff, and an infestation of pests.

Note: For this bar, Jon did not do recon, instead immediately confronting the staff along with Nick Vegas about the disgusting state of the bar after watching the camera footage.

Jon heads to Moreno Valley, California, to save the legacy of a pizza and sports bar after the passing of one of the owners leaves a family in disarry.

Jon must save a small country bar in rural Idaho from going under while teaching the General Manager how to be a true leader.

Note: After seeing the state of the bar, Jon performs the recon himself along with his expert. He also literally throws the white flag during the stress test, something that Jon notes has only happened two or three times on Bar Rescue.