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This chart displays the number of user-reported issues over the past 24 hours, grouped into 20-minute intervals. It's normal to see occasional reports, which may be due to individual user issues rather than a broader problem. We only consider an issue widespread if there are multiple reports within a short timeframe. Sign up for free to see more PBS status data.
IsDown has tracked 107 incidents since started monitoring PBS status in February 2022. We collect data from 4484+ services, and normalize the data to give you a clear picture of the impact of the outage.
| Date | Status | Incident | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jul 25, 2025
02:03 PM EDT
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Minor | Roku PBS App Crash on Seasons Menu | 26 days |
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Jul 22, 2025
09:48 AM EDT
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Minor | Login issue with pbs.org/tv for the GA PBS App | about 2 hours |
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Jul 21, 2025
03:47 PM EDT
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Minor | PBS KIDS Livestream Issue on Roku | about 20 hours |
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Jul 15, 2025
09:09 AM EDT
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Minor | Reported Login Issues | about 4 hours |
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Apr 28, 2025
01:23 PM EDT
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Minor | MVault Merge Tool Temporarily Disabled | 2 days |
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Mar 14, 2025
12:06 PM EDT
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Minor | AIM Interstitials not playing on the PBS KIDS livestream | 10 days |
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Feb 28, 2025
06:38 PM EST
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Minor | Comcast Xfinity PBS App Issue for One-Click | 2 days |
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Feb 27, 2025
11:48 AM EST
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Minor | Bento Performance Issues | 1 day |
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Feb 12, 2025
01:01 PM EST
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Minor | Intermittent Errors on PBS.org and SVPs | 7 days |
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Jan 23, 2025
09:53 AM EST
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Major | PBS KIDS App Closures on Roku | about 3 hours |
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Wild Kratts is displaying an Error Playing Video message when we attempt to play any of their videos.
Can't get any channels worked fine this morning
Videos will not play. Not in app or on website. It’s been three days of this
Every time I try to watch pbs news on my TV, i get very loud static and cannot watch the news. Prior to the news, it seems to work fine. Sometime the problem continues after the news.
Pbs kids goes to a black screen that has the words “inside hacker” at the top
PBS app on android tv is showing blue screen with PBS logo and blinking dots
None of the 4 PBS channels is working just outside of Wyandotte, OK.
Broadcast stops constantly
I am a paid subscriber to PBS. Today I have not been able to move from a previously viewed Antiques Roadshow to anything else. I also can't get the old Antiques Roadshow to play. Other major channels are working normally. What's wrong?
WBGU not broadcasting. No local cable signal.
We are not able to log in/access PBS App to stream. We are Passport members. We are in zip code 75169 and access Dallas TX PBS Channel 13 to stream.
No newshour on pbs tonight 6/19 at 6pm Denver time.
Starting my PBS subscription on our TV shows only the spinning blue circle of death.
No video and its not my tv
The station has been down since Friday, 5/23/25, in Salem VA.
PBS is no longer being received on our antenna TV connection. This failure just occurred this morning on Saturday, May 24, 2025. What can I do to continue viewing with WTTW Chicago?
Cannot access via PBS SoCal and haven't been able to for 3 days
The screen has the different color bars and said schedule HD05 with the EST and PST times but is not working
Tv channels PSPIRIT , PBS 1024 problems. Black screen.
When I click on a program the diagram goes dark and it will not allow me to open program--frustrating.
Not receiving the channels any longer
Videos loading and then stream is looping during playtime.
PBS Kids app not working on 32 inch ROKU ONN tv
Every stream says video unavailable.
PBS app on Roku won't open. Checked on three devices & 2 different internet services
Sever down last three weeks on Roku. Have rebooted all equipment, have uninstalled and reinstalled, all rokus are under a year old. Roku says it's PBS not them, my 2 1/2 twin grandkids are very sad.
When trying to watch live tv on PBS kids app on Roku it says server is down. It have been like that for over a week
We are receiving the video feed from our local PBS station but no sound. What's happening???
The app won’t load. The yellow screen with the logo is all that loads. Frustrating as this happens a couple times every week!!
I cannot get live tv today on PBS
| Component | Status |
|---|---|
| PBS Website | OK |
| PBS Video Portal | OK |
| PBS Partner Player | OK |
| PBS Mobile and OTT Apps | OK |
| PBS Global Chrome | OK |
| HostedBento | OK |
| MVault Console | OK |
| Station Manager Console | OK |
| Curate Console | OK |
| TV Listings Editor Console | OK |
| APIs | OK |
| LearningMedia | OK |
| PBS KIDS | OK |
| Source | OK |
| DAM | OK |
| AIM | OK |
| Media Manager Console | OK |
| PBS Account | OK |
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PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) is a U.S. non-profit TV network offering educational, cultural, and informational programs, often used for learning and public service content.
Monitoring PBS since February 2022
Tracking 75 PBS services and regions
11 incidents in 2025
Number of Incidents
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Last incident
72 days ago
PBS isn't down. You can check PBS status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors PBS official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported.
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PBS last outage was on July 25, 2025 with the title "Roku PBS App Crash on Seasons Menu"
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