OutageDB

PBS Public outage history and status

Is PBS Public down right now?

No
All Systems Operational Official status as of Oct 26, 2026, 16:17 UTC (refreshing…)
100%
uptime, 90 days
2
incidents, 90 days
17 days 9 h
median time to fix
Sep 4, 2026
last incident

PBS Public components

LearningMedia

APIs

PBS KIDS

PBS Public outage history

Nov: 2 incidents, 0 min of major outage 2 Nov Dec: 1 incidents, 0 min of major outage 1 Dec Jan: 1 incidents, 0 min of major outage 1 Jan Feb: 2 incidents, 0 min of major outage 2 Feb Mar: 1 incidents, 0 min of major outage 1 Mar Apr: 1 incidents, 0 min of major outage 1 Apr May: 0 incidents, 0 min of major outage May Jun: 3 incidents, 2880 min of major outage 3 Jun Jul: 1 incidents, 0 min of major outage 1 Jul Aug: 0 incidents, 0 min of major outage Aug Sep: 1 incidents, 0 min of major outage 1 Sep Oct: 0 incidents, 0 min of major outage Oct
PBS Public incidents per month, last 12 months. Red: months with a major or critical outage. Shaded: before our complete history.
Started (UTC)IncidentImpactDuration
Sep 4, 2026, 06:53 UTC Outage - Errors on the PBS App and when playing videos on pbs.org
PBS Website, PBS Video Portal, PBS Partner Player, PBS Mobile and OTT Apps
 No impact 31 days 10 h
Jul 31, 2026, 15:53 UTC Lagging and Time-outs Affecting Multiple Platforms
PBS Website, PBS Video Portal, PBS Partner Player, PBS Mobile and OTT Apps, MVault Console
 No impact 3 days 8 h
Jun 22, 2026, 14:22 UTC Select Samsung TV Models Unable to Load PBS App
PBS Mobile and OTT Apps
 Major 7 days 2 h
Jun 16, 2026, 15:26 UTC Intermittent Livestream Playback Issues on Web
Local Live Streams
 Minor 24 h 10 min
Jun 4, 2026, 22:09 UTC Accessing the PBS App on Amazon Fire Tablets
PBS Mobile and OTT Apps
 Major 3 days 17 h
Apr 27, 2026, 15:05 UTC PBS KIDS service outage on select platforms.
PBS KIDS Website, PBS KIDS OTT App
 Minor 3 h 10 min
Mar 9, 2026, 17:16 UTC Issue with Copying/Pasting in the Bento Console
HostedBento
 Minor 2 days 19 h
Feb 11, 2026, 15:18 UTC Bento Save Issues
HostedBento
 Minor 1 h 24 min
Feb 10, 2026, 21:29 UTC Intermittent Issues Loading Content on PBS Platforms
PBS Website, PBS Mobile and OTT Apps
 Minor 15 h 58 min
Jan 30, 2026, 13:53 UTC Playback Issues on the PBS App for Smart TVs
PBS Mobile and OTT Apps
 Minor 11 days
Dec 15, 2025, 17:55 UTC Delays in Uploaded Content to PBS Platforms
PBS Website, PBS Video Portal, PBS Partner Player, PBS Mobile and OTT Apps
 No impact 2 days 21 h
Nov 6, 2025, 16:17 UTC PBS Passport Recognition Error
PBS Website, PBS Video Portal, PBS Partner Player
 Minor 3 days 21 h
Nov 4, 2025, 13:05 UTC PBS.org Sign In Issues
PBS Website
 Minor 23 h 35 min
Oct 20, 2025, 15:30 UTC AWS Trouble
PBS Website, PBS KIDS Website, PBS Video Portal, PBS KIDS Activate, PBS KIDS OTT App, PBS Partner Player
 No impact 7 h 52 min
Jul 25, 2025, 18:03 UTC Roku PBS App Crash on Seasons Menu
PBS Mobile and OTT Apps
 Minor 25 days 18 h
Jul 22, 2025, 13:48 UTC Login issue with pbs.org/tv for the GA PBS App
PBS Mobile and OTT Apps
 Minor 2 h 05 min
Jul 21, 2025, 19:47 UTC PBS KIDS Livestream Issue on Roku
PBS Mobile and OTT Apps
 Minor 20 h 06 min
Jul 15, 2025, 13:09 UTC Reported Login Issues
PBS Website, PBS Mobile and OTT Apps
 Minor 3 h 33 min
Apr 28, 2025, 17:23 UTC MVault Merge Tool Temporarily Disabled
MVault Console
 No impact 46 h 23 min
Apr 21, 2025, 21:55 UTC Bento Console and some Bento sites down
PBS Website, HostedBento
 No impact <1 min
Mar 14, 2025, 16:06 UTC AIM Interstitials not playing on the PBS KIDS livestream
AIM, Local Live Streams
 Minor 10 days 4 h
Feb 28, 2025, 23:38 UTC Comcast Xfinity PBS App Issue for One-Click
PBS Mobile and OTT Apps
 Minor 43 h 20 min
Feb 27, 2025, 16:48 UTC Bento Performance Issues
HostedBento
 Minor 24 h 13 min
Feb 12, 2025, 18:01 UTC Intermittent Errors on PBS.org and SVPs
PBS Website, PBS Video Portal
 Minor 6 days 23 h
Jan 23, 2025, 14:53 UTC PBS KIDS App Closures on Roku
PBS KIDS OTT App
 Major 2 h 20 min

49 incidents in our archive since January 23, 2024.

When and where PBS Public fails

By weekday

Most incidents start on Tue.

  • Mon9
  • Tue14
  • Wed7
  • Thu7
  • Fri10
  • Sat1
  • Sun1

Most affected, last 12 months

  • PBS Mobile and OTT Apps7
  • PBS Website6
  • PBS Partner Player4
  • PBS Video Portal4
  • HostedBento2
  • AIM1
  • Local Live Streams1
  • MVault Console1

When PBS Public went down with others

Other social & media services

FAQ

Is PBS Public down right now?
At our last check PBS Public's official status page reported: All Systems Operational. This page refreshes the status every few minutes.
How often does PBS Public go down?
PBS Public reported 2 incidents in the last 90 days (0 major or critical), with 0 minutes of major outage: 100% uptime.
When was the last PBS Public outage?
The latest reported incident started on Sep 4, 2026, 06:53 UTC: "Outage - Errors on the PBS App and when playing videos on pbs.org", resolved after 31 days 10 h.
How long do PBS Public outages last?
Half of PBS Public's incidents in the last 90 days were resolved within 17 days 9 h.

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