Outage in PBS
Outage - Errors on the PBS App and when playing videos on pbs.org
Resolved MinorIncident Report
Summary AI Generated
**PBS App & Website Outage** PBS experienced an outage affecting the PBS Website, Video Portal, Partner Player, and Mobile/OTT Apps, during which users encountered errors loading the PBS App across all platforms and playing videos on pbs.org. Engineering teams identified the issue and implemented a fix, restoring normal functionality to the app, pbs.org, and station video portals. The incident was fully resolved after an extended duration of approximately 755 hours.
Our engineering team is currently investigating reports of errors loading the PBS App on all platforms and playing videos on pbs.org.
Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
RESOLVED
12 days ago - at 10/05/2026 05:47PM
This incident has been resolved.
MONITORING
about 1 month ago - at 09/04/2026 08:12AM
A fix has been implemented. Normal functioning has been restored to the PBS App, pbs.org, and station video portals.
We will continue to monitor in case any further mitigation is needed.
INVESTIGATING
about 1 month ago - at 09/04/2026 06:53AM
Our engineering team is currently investigating reports of errors loading the PBS App on all platforms and playing videos on pbs.org.
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