<P> During the taping for season three, Taffer visited BoondoxXx BBQ & Juke Joint in Nashville, Tennessee and worked with owner Chris Ferrell, who was noted for having a hot temper . The rescued bar was renamed Pit & Barrel and the episode featuring the bar was to air on November 24, 2013, but on the night before the episode was supposed to air (November 23), Ferrell was arrested by Nashville police for shooting and killing country singer Wayne Mills during an argument inside Pit & Barrel . Spike immediately pulled the episode from its originally scheduled premiere slot but did not remove the episode completely, so the regularly scheduled encore presentation of the episode, which aired in the early morning hours of November 25, accidentally served as the premiere and the network drew criticism for the error in light of the circumstances . Since the accidental airing however, the episode has not officially re-aired on Spike; it was only available on file - sharing websites for a short time afterward . </P> <P> Ferrell eventually stood trial for the murder of Mills and asserted he acted in self - defense, claiming that Mills had violated the bar's nonsmoking rule and had threatened to kill him with a broken beer bottle . The jury, however, convicted Ferrell of second - degree murder in March 2015 after a long - delayed trial and he was given a 20 - year sentence without the possibility of parole . The verdict and sentence are being appealed . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> July 17, 2011 (2011 - 07 - 17) </Td> <Td> September 25, 2011 (2011 - 09 - 25) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> July 29, 2012 (2012 - 07 - 29) </Td> <Td> September 30, 2012 (2012 - 09 - 30) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 40 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> February 10, 2013 (2013 - 02 - 10) </Td> <Td> May 4, 2014 (2014 - 05 - 04) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 58 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 5, 2014 (2014 - 10 - 05) </Td> <Td> July 31, 2016 (2016 - 07 - 31) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 31 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> August 7, 2016 (2016 - 08 - 07) </Td> <Td> September 17, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 20 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> March 11, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 11) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr>

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