why does it seem like bars/restaurants on these shows lack simple common sense?

i'm watching Bar Rescue and it's basically the bar/pub version of kitchen nightmares. i'm wondering how the bars/restaurants get so bad or how the owners are that blind/deluded. sometimes i think even i can run a bar better than them using common sense alone. :O

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uncalled4 · 56-60, M

Because they do. I doubt that part is made up. Many times, a new place will succeed by virtue of the fact that it's new. Inept management usually kills it right after(if under-capitalization does not). As a gigging musician, I have played in restaurants/clubs for years. Very few have any idea about promotion, social media, etc. It's a miracle that 90% of them are open.