Bar Rescue season 5

The fifth season of the American reality series Bar Rescue aired on Spike on August 7, 2016 and ended on September 17, 2017 with a total of 31 episodes. The first three episodes aired at 9/8c before moving to 10/9c for the remainder of the season.

Experts

 * Jon Taffer – Host/Star/Bar Consultant
 * Samantha "Sam" Taffer – Host's Daughter/Mixologist/Recon Spy

Culinary

 * Ryan Scott
 * Aaron McCargo
 * Jason Santos
 * Vic Vegas
 * Tiffany Derry
 * Michael Ferraro

Mixology

 * Lisamarie Joyce
 * Shawn Ford
 * Rob Floyd
 * Phil Wills
 * David Vaughn
 * Mia Mastroianni
 * Daniel Ponsky
 * Ashley Clark
 * Derrick Turner

Production
In May 2015, Taffer confirmed on his Facebook that a fifth season was in the works. On July 27, 2016, Spike greenlit the fifth season along with a late-night talk show pilot from Taffer. Season 5 also featured ten new Back to the Bar episodes with never-before-seen footage of the experts visiting the previously rescued bars in addition to Taffer revisiting past confrontations with the memorable owners he faced during his visit.