Tabatha Takes Over
Season 5
Australian native Tabatha Coffey, the straight-talking former contestant from Shear Genius, visits struggling salons in Los Angeles and New York, and whips the desperate stylists and salon owners into shape.
Where to Watch Tabatha Takes Over • Season 5
12 Episodes
- Salon Mogulz
E1Salon MogulzTabatha visits the up and coming area of East Nashville, Tennessee where Celebrity Stylist Tanzy Clark Wright's Salon Mogulz is in a tizzy. Tanzy has lost her drive, her money and control of her staff. To save Tanzy's salon, Tabatha must get her to step up, be responsible and lead her and her staff to embrace the diverse wave of the future. - VIP Nightclub
E2VIP NightclubVIP Nightclub in Riverside, California was once the talk of the town. Known for its fabulous, fierce drag shows, it also doubled up as a hip gay nightclub with lines out the door. But when Tabatha arrives, she is welcomed by three grumpy, unmotivated owners, along with an indifferent staff, and a club filled with rotting furniture. By changing the owner's antiquated attitudes and straightening out the staff, Tabatha hopes to turn this outdated dive back into the VIP hotspot it once was. - Top Cuts
E3Top CutsTop Cuts salon in Bethpage, New York is far closer to the bottom than the top. After leaving her business to battle breast cancer, owner and former Tabatha protégé, Chris Smith, is scared to return to work, and tries to run her salon with an iron fist from the comforts of her home. With Chris's front desk receptionist acting as her eyes and ears when she isn't around, Chris is really hiding a much bigger secret that explains why she knows everything that goes on in her salon. When Tabatha arrives, she steps into a battle zone between a disgruntled manager who feels unappreciated, a loyal receptionist who is labeled a snitch, and a staff who have ironically nicknamed the salon "Chop Cuts." Tabatha has one week to help her former student rediscover her passion, and get her to understand that in order to be a leader and save her business, she can't have someone else's eyes do the following. - Summers Sports BarE5
Summers Sports BarWillie and Mary Jimenez fulfilled their American dream when they opened up Summers Sports Bar in beautiful Manhattan Beach, California. Sadly after Willie's passing, Mary has been left to keep up the family business along with her two young irresponsible sons. Sloppy service, worn down interiors and a son that drinks away the profits, have left the coveted prime piece of beachfront real estate in shambles. With Mary unable to run the bar with an iron fist as her late husband, she calls in Tabatha for reinforcement. - Bombshells Salon and Spa
E6Bombshells Salon and SpaJennifer Norfleet and Tiffany Crawford are best friends turned business partners. However, Bombshells Salon and Spa is about to implode. Tiffany treats the business like her personal piggy bank, while Jennifer puts her blood, sweat and tears into the salon only to never receive a paycheck. With a staff that prefers to party rather than prep their stations, the business is on the brink of failure. Tabatha must lay down the law to turn these two owners into a united front, mend their friendship and salvage their business. - House of Synergy
E7House of SynergyA masseur by trade, Reg Mangone is the owner of House of Synergy Salon and Spa in beautiful Long Beach, California. Reg has extended his business to provide a plethora of other services including teeth-whiting and "vajazzling." With an owner who's unclear and unfocused, Tabatha must get Reg to find his backbone, step-up and take control of what's his. Can Tabatha empower him to make House of Synergy into the Salon-Spa that he dreamed it would be? - ManiKir Royale
E9ManiKir RoyaleCJ "Meowww" Barnes opened up her nail salon two years ago in hipster North Hollywood, California. CJ loved getting her nails done so much, that without any experience in the nail industry, she decided to open her own salon. With her bills at an all-time high and her staff's morale at record low, CJ compensates her lack of experience by giving a bucket-load of excuses, belittling her staff and lying to clients. Can Tabatha help CJ put her best foot forward and put some "purr" back into this business? - Studio 157
E10Studio 157Photographer and former Miss West Virginia pageant beauty queen, Jenn Cady knows the ins and outs of glitz and glam. However, this passive, people-pleasing owner has no rules, no structure and sells everything from jeans to jewelry in her salon. To make matters worse, Jenn has handed over management to her best friend and her daughter who cause major strife and divides the studio. Tabatha must weed through the fighting and drama in order to get Jenn back on her throne and become the take-charge owner she needs to be. - Nadia's Family Salon
E11Nadia's Family SalonNadia's Family Salon in Englishtown, New Jersey was once a close-knit team of stylists that were more like family than colleagues. Within a few short years, all that has changed. Kevin's absence from the salon, his gambling addiction, anger issues and poor communication skills, have driven the salon down the steep road towards failure. The stylists no longer respect Kevin and have made a mockery of him in his own business. Tabatha must get Kevin to take control of himself and the salon in order to be the business owner his staff needs him to be. - Where Are They Now?
E12Where Are They Now?On the season finale, Tabatha revisits the most memorable businesses from past seasons. Are they striving, struggling, or even worse, have they closed? Tabatha stops by Dr. Flavio's Beauty School in Torrance, California, to see if Flavio's 50-year old legacy has been kept intact by his daughter. In Long Beach, California, we'll check in to see if the party at Club Ripples has started back up and if the owners have regained the reputation of having the best gay nightclub in town. Has Avanti Salon on posh Newberry street in Boston Massachusetts survived? Has the owner stepped up to become a leader, or has he gone back to his old ways? In San Bruno California, the catty Phun sisters "work hard, play hard" ethic at their salon Mia Bella weighed heavily towards "play hard." Has the partying and cattiness subsided or are their claws out for more? Along the way, Tabatha leaves the owners and staff with new recommendations and even gets a few surprises along the way.
