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Is PBS down, or is it just you? This page tracks PBS status against its official status page and shows any PBS outage as it happens: current incidents, outage history and reports from other users.
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PBS outage history
- Incidents, 90 days
- 2
- Last incident
- Sep 4, 2026
- Typical gap
- 15 days
- Most affected
- PBS Mobile and OTT Apps
The last 20 incidents PBS published ran from Apr 28, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, 2 of them in the 90 days to Oct 19, 2026. The most recent was "Outage - Errors on the PBS App and when playing videos on pbs.org" on Sep 4, 2026. PBS Mobile and OTT Apps (12), PBS Website (8) and PBS Partner Player (5) were named in the most incidents. Incidents came roughly every 15 days. The busiest month was July 2025, with 4. PBS's status page lists 81 components.
PBS outage reports
Reports submitted by people using PBS, over the last 24 hours.
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Service health - last 24 hours
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Component status
PBS lists 81 components on its official status page.
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Uptime statistics
- Last 7 days
- Last 30 days
- Last 90 days
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Recent incidents and outages
Incidents published on the provider's own status page, most recent first.
| Incident | Started | State |
|---|---|---|
| Outage - Errors on the PBS App and when playing videos on pbs.orgPBS Website, PBS Video Portal, PBS Partner Player, PBS Mobile and OTT Apps | Sep 4, 2026 | Resolved |
| Lagging and Time-outs Affecting Multiple PlatformsPBS Website, PBS Video Portal, PBS Partner Player, PBS Mobile and OTT Apps, MVault Console | Jul 31, 2026 | Resolved |
| Select Samsung TV Models Unable to Load PBS AppPBS Mobile and OTT Apps | Jun 22, 2026 | Resolved |
| Intermittent Livestream Playback Issues on WebLocal Live Streams | Jun 16, 2026 | Resolved |
| Accessing the PBS App on Amazon Fire TabletsPBS Mobile and OTT Apps | Jun 4, 2026 | Resolved |
| PBS KIDS service outage on select platforms.PBS KIDS Website, PBS KIDS OTT App | Apr 27, 2026 | Resolved |
| Issue with Copying/Pasting in the Bento ConsoleHostedBento | Mar 9, 2026 | Resolved |
| Bento Save IssuesHostedBento | Feb 11, 2026 | Resolved |
| Intermittent Issues Loading Content on PBS PlatformsPBS Website, PBS Mobile and OTT Apps | Feb 10, 2026 | Resolved |
| Playback Issues on the PBS App for Smart TVsPBS Mobile and OTT Apps | Jan 30, 2026 | Resolved |
| AIM InterruptionsAIM | Jan 21, 2026 | Resolved |
| Delays in Uploaded Content to PBS PlatformsPBS Website, PBS Video Portal, PBS Partner Player, PBS Mobile and OTT Apps | Dec 15, 2025 | Resolved |
| PBS Passport Recognition ErrorPBS Website, PBS Video Portal, PBS Partner Player | Nov 6, 2025 | Resolved |
| PBS.org Sign In IssuesPBS Website | Nov 4, 2025 | Resolved |
| AWS TroublePBS Website, PBS KIDS Website, PBS Video Portal, PBS KIDS Activate, PBS KIDS OTT App, PBS Partner Player, PBS Mobile and OTT Apps, PBS Global Chrome, MVault Console, Station Manager Console, Curate Console, Media Manager Console, PBS Account, PBS Help Site | Oct 20, 2025 | Resolved |
Source: status.pbs.org
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Frequently asked questions
Is PBS down right now?
The status at the top of this page is checked against PBS's official status page every few minutes. If PBS has an outage or degraded performance, it shows there along with the affected components.
When was the last PBS outage?
The most recent incident PBS published was "Outage - Errors on the PBS App and when playing videos on pbs.org" on Sep 4, 2026, affecting PBS Website, PBS Video Portal, PBS Partner Player, PBS Mobile and OTT Apps. It was one of 2 in the 90 days to Oct 19, 2026.
Which parts of PBS have the most incidents?
Across the last 20 incidents on record, the components named most often were PBS Mobile and OTT Apps (12 incidents), PBS Website (8 incidents) and PBS Partner Player (5 incidents).
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