Lachey's: Raising the Bar

Lachey's: Raising the Bar
Also known as	Lachey's Bar
Genre	Reality Television
Starring	Nick Lachey Drew Lachey Vanessa Lachey Lea Lachey
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Nick Lachey Drew Lachey
Location(s)	Cincinnati, Ohio
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Leftfield Pictures A&E
Release
Original network	A&E
Picture format	1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original release	July 15, 2015 – present
External links
Website

Lachey's: Raising the Bar also known as Lachey's Bar is a docuseries on A&E starring brothers Nick Lachey and Drew Lachey. The show depicts the development of their sports bar and restaurant Lachey's Bar, located in their hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio as well as sharing a look into their home lives with their families.^[1] A&E picked up the series for a ten episode order in May 2015, and episodes began airing on July 15, 2015 to September 9, 2015.

Cast

Main

• Nick Lachey
• Drew Lachey

Featured

• Vanessa Lachey (Nick's wife)
• Lea Lachey (Drew's wife)

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	10	July 15, 2015	September 9, 2015

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"A Bar is Born"	July 15, 2015	598,000[2]
Nick, Drew, and their friends go on a pub crawl as a means of research. They also begin to build and develop their barspace.
2	2	"Brothers in Beer"	July 22, 2015	462,000[3]
Nick and Drew discuss their beer selection for Lachey's. They also have a keg party featuring a competition pitting brother against brother as they pick out their own custom beer that they brewed locally. Drew's beer was declared the winner and is featured on the menu.
3	3	"Tailgate Taste Test"	July 29, 2015	620,000[4]
Nick, Drew, and friends try to decide on a possible menu. They bring their top choices to a Cincinnati Bengals tailgate party in order to narrow down the menu. Also, Nick's wife Vanessa Lachey while pregnant, along with their son Camden, surprise him by being at their home in Cincinnati.
4	4	"From Boy Bands to Bar Backs"	August 5, 2015	773,000[5]
Since they were challenged by their friends, Nick and Drew, brush up on their bartending skills in hopes of serving drinks on opening. Also, the brothers take part in Oktoberfest Zinzinnati as their Grand Marshals.
5	5	"Big Bourbon Battle"	August 12, 2015	589,000[6]
While Nick is working in New York, Drew takes a trip with friends to pick out bourbon for their bar. Drew ends up purchasing a $20,000 barrel of bourbon resulting in argument between the brothers, which is later resolved.
6	6	"Bartender on Board?"	August 19, 2015	617,000[7]
Nick and Drew must hire one last bartender for their bar with the opening only two weeks away. Meanwhile, Drew works on a secret project for the bar as a surprise for Nick resulting in another argument between the brothers, which is again later resolved.
7	7	"Open for Business"	August 26, 2015	348,000[8]
Nick and Drew are celebrating Lachey's Bar official opening night with a premiere party and a key from the mayor, but the night isn't free of complications.
8	8	"Mom's the Word"	September 2, 2015	484,000[9]
While Nick is home in LA after the birth of his newborn daughter, Brooklyn, Drew is at the bar making sure things are running smoothly. Meanwhile, Nick and Drew's mother, Cate, insists on helping out her sons by greeting customers and waiting tables for a night. During that time, Lachey's bar has its very first food critic, who leaves a positive review.
9	9	"Businessmen, Babies, and Bachelorettes"	September 9, 2015	387,000[10]
Nick and Drew accidentally book two different private parties, and they attempt to keep both sets of customers happy during their visits.
10	10	"In Cincy to Stay?"	September 9, 2015	331,000[10]
Nick and Drew offer to host a weekly local radio show at the bar. Meanwhile, Nick considers relocating his entire family to Cincinnati permanently.

Broadcast

Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on November 4, 2015 on A&E Australia.^[11]

References

1. Andreeva, Nellie (August 18, 2014). "A&E To Air Docuseries ‘Lachey’s Bar’ With Nick & Drew Lachey".
2. Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.15.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
3. Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.22.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
4. Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.29.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
5. Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.5.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
6. Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.12.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
7. Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.19.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
8. Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.26.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
9. Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.2.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
10. Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.9.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
11. Purcell, Charles (29 October 2015). "New This Week (Nov 2): Grand Designs Australia, From Dusk Till Dawn, Jamie Oliver and live sport". The Green Room. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

External links

• Official website