Check if PBS is down, official outages, user-reported issues, and outages map.
PBS is working normally
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 4522+ services, and normalize the data to give you a clear picture of the impact of the outage.
Date | Incident | Duration |
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Jul 25, 2025
08:03 PM CEST
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Minor
We’re aware of an issue with the PBS app on Roku where users browsing between seasons of select s...
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26 days |
Jul 22, 2025
03:48 PM CEST
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Minor
We're looking into intermittent errors occurring on the pbs.org/tv site when users enter their si...
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about 2 hours |
Jul 21, 2025
09:47 PM CEST
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Minor
We are currently investigating an issue on the PBS KIDS App on Roku, Vizio, and Comcast.
When t...
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about 20 hours |
Jul 15, 2025
03:09 PM CEST
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Minor
We are currently investigating reported issues with login on the PBS website and apps. Please fol...
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about 4 hours |
Apr 28, 2025
07:23 PM CEST
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Minor
This morning we identified a bug in the new MVault merge tool which could cause the incorrect TVa...
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2 days |
Mar 14, 2025
05:06 PM CET
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Minor
Starting at or around 6:30 AM ET on 3/13/25, interstitials have stopped playing on the PBS KIDS l...
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10 days |
Mar 01, 2025
12:38 AM CET
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Minor
We are investigating some backend issues with the PBS App on Comcast Xfinity devices regarding th...
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2 days |
Feb 27, 2025
05:48 PM CET
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Minor
The Bento console is currently slow to load for all users, and we are investigating the issue.
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1 day |
Feb 12, 2025
07:01 PM CET
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Minor
We are currently investigating intermittent errors affecting pages on PBS.org and Station Video P...
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7 days |
Jan 23, 2025
03:53 PM CET
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Major
We are currently investigating an issue with the PBS KIDS app on Roku. Users are reporting the ap...
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about 3 hours |
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Stephen - Wild Kratts is displaying an Error Playing Video message when we attempt to play any of their videos..
Dustin - Can't get any channels worked fine this morning .
Lauren - Videos will not play. Not in app or on website. It’s been three days of this .
Kendall - 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. .
Andy - Pbs kids goes to a black screen that has the words “inside hacker” at the top.
ali - PBS app on android tv is showing blue screen with PBS logo and blinking dots.
Virginia - None of the 4 PBS channels is working just outside of Wyandotte, OK..
Mary - Broadcast stops constantly .
Alice - 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?.
Susan - WBGU not broadcasting. No local cable signal. .
Debra - 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. .
Jan - No newshour on pbs tonight 6/19 at 6pm Denver time..
Michael - Starting my PBS subscription on our TV shows only the spinning blue circle of death. .
Amy - No video and its not my tv.
Mary - The station has been down since Friday, 5/23/25, in Salem VA. .
Arlene - 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?.
Rhea - Cannot access via PBS SoCal and haven't been able to for 3 days.
Component | Status |
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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 |
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
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.
PBS is currently operational. You can check PBS status and incident details on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the latest outages and issues affecting customers.
No, there is no ongoing official outage. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.
Currently there's no report of PBS being slow. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.
IsDown monitors the PBS official status page every few minutes. We also get reports from users like you. If there are enough reports about an outage, we'll show it on the top of the page.
PBS last outage was on July 25, 2025 with the title "Roku PBS App Crash on Seasons Menu"
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