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PBS Status
Is PBS down?
PBS is up
Streaming platform for PBS dramas, news, documentaries, and more.
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StatusGator last checked the status of PBS on and the service was operational. There have been 11 user-submitted reports of outages in the past 24 hours.
PBS service health
This chart represents PBS service health over the last 24 hours, with data points collected every 15 minutes based on issue reports, page visits, and signal strength. Sign up for free to see more PBS status data.
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Service up
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Possible outage
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Likely outage
Top reported issues
View and upvote the most commonly reported PBS issues to help us better indicate the service status.
- App not loading
- Service down
- Connectivity issue
- Error message
- Sign in problem
- Other
- Server not responding
- Slow performance
- Unable to download
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Recent outage reports
See recent outage reports from real PBS users
4,990 outage reports in the last 24 hours
Minnesota, United States
"No PBS National News Hour!"
about 13 hours ago
about 13 hours ago
Maine, United States
Other
about 13 hours ago
about 13 hours ago
Maine, United States
"Newshour not loading on Roku smart tv "
about 14 hours ago
about 14 hours ago
Maine, United States
"Program won't start when I click it. It just spins"
about 14 hours ago
about 14 hours ago
Minnesota, United States
"PBS Newshour not loading with Roku on TV or on phone app."
about 14 hours ago
about 14 hours ago
Connecticut, United States
Error message
about 14 hours ago
about 14 hours ago
Washington, United States
"Crashing for 7/9 Newshour on Android devices both in app and via browser "
about 15 hours ago
about 15 hours ago
Texas, United States
Connectivity issue
about 15 hours ago
about 15 hours ago
Florida, United States
"WEDU PBS Newshour is not streaming."
about 15 hours ago
about 15 hours ago
Florida, United States
"Keeps logging out"
about 15 hours ago
about 15 hours ago
PBS outage map
Explore our interactive PBS outage map to monitor real-time incidents and service issues across the globe. This dynamic map highlights regions around the world affected by recent PBS outages, giving you a clear view of performance and downtime trends.
Top reported PBS outage locations, last 24 hours:
- Maine, US
- Florida, US
- Minnesota, US
How accurate is the PBS status page?
StatusGator detects outages before they are officially acknowledged by providers. Here are some recent PBS disruptions that StatusGator customers knew about before the rest of the world:
PBS status page accuracy rating
This rating evaluates how quickly PBS acknowledges incidents, the consistency of updates, and whether reported issues align with actual service disruptions experienced by users. Learn more.
C
Fair
Avg. delay 30 - 120 min
This rating evaluates how quickly PBS acknowledges incidents, the consistency of updates, and whether reported issues align with actual service disruptions experienced by users. Learn more.
A
Excellent
Avg. delay < 15 min
B
Good
Avg. delay 15 - 30 min
C
Fair
Avg. delay 30 - 120 min
D
Poor
Avg. delay 2 - 4 hrs
F
Failing
Avg. delay >= 4 hrs
| Incident description | Duration | StatusGator detected | Officially acknowledged |
|---|---|---|---|
| PBS streaming and login issues. | 47m |
Never acknowledged
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| No sound on PBS Channel 2 broadcasts. | 16m |
Never acknowledged
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| PBS channel unavailable on broadcast TV. | 35m |
Never acknowledged
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| Capital 4th not airing due to technical difficulties on PBS | 22m |
Never acknowledged
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| PBS not available on Samsung Smart TV and antenna. | 10m |
Never acknowledged
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| PBS broadcast channels unavailable | 1h 32m |
Never acknowledged
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| PBS NewsHour not airing as scheduled | 12m |
Never acknowledged
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| Website is down | 48m |
Never acknowledged
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| No signal on PBS Channel 11 broadcasts | 5h 46m |
Never acknowledged
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| PBS channels not available or showing no signal. | 1h 55m |
Never acknowledged
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Incident description
PBS streaming and login issues.
Duration
47m
StatusGator detected
Officially acknowledged
Never acknowledged
Incident description
No sound on PBS Channel 2 broadcasts.
Duration
16m
StatusGator detected
Officially acknowledged
Never acknowledged
Incident description
PBS channel unavailable on broadcast TV.
Duration
35m
StatusGator detected
Officially acknowledged
Never acknowledged
Incident description
Capital 4th not airing due to technical difficulties on PBS
Duration
22m
StatusGator detected
Officially acknowledged
Never acknowledged
Incident description
PBS not available on Samsung Smart TV and antenna.
Duration
10m
StatusGator detected
Officially acknowledged
Never acknowledged
Incident description
PBS broadcast channels unavailable
Duration
1h 32m
StatusGator detected
Officially acknowledged
Never acknowledged
Incident description
PBS NewsHour not airing as scheduled
Duration
12m
StatusGator detected
Officially acknowledged
Never acknowledged
Incident description
Website is down
Duration
48m
StatusGator detected
Officially acknowledged
Never acknowledged
Incident description
No signal on PBS Channel 11 broadcasts
Duration
5h 46m
StatusGator detected
Officially acknowledged
Never acknowledged
Incident description
PBS channels not available or showing no signal.
Duration
1h 55m
StatusGator detected
Officially acknowledged
Never acknowledged
Recent PBS outages and issues
Follow the recent outages and downtime for PBS in the table below.
If you're experiencing a problem now, check the current PBS status or
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| Incident Name | Duration | Started | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
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Minor incident
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40m |
Warn
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Minor incident
|
40m |
Warn
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Select Samsung TV Models Unable to Load PBS App
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1d 15m |
Down
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Select Samsung TV Models Unable to Load PBS App
|
1d 4h 24m |
Down
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Intermittent Livestream Playback Issues on Web
|
4h 50m |
Warn
|
Incident name
Minor incident
Duration
40m
Start
Severity
Warn
Incident name
Minor incident
Duration
40m
Start
Severity
Warn
Incident name
Select Samsung TV Models Unable to Load PBS App
Duration
1d 15m
Start
Severity
Down
Incident name
Select Samsung TV Models Unable to Load PBS App
Duration
1d 4h 24m
Start
Severity
Down
Incident name
Intermittent Livestream Playback Issues on Web
Duration
4h 50m
Start
Severity
Warn
PBS components
View details of the current PBS status below.
If the status shows "Up" but you're still experiencing issues, you can
such as connectivity issues, outages, or slow performance. These
issues are commonly reported when PBS is down or
facing partial disruptions.
| Component name | Status |
|---|---|
| PBS Account |
Up
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| PBS AIM |
Up
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| PBS AWS apigateway-us-east-1 |
Up
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| PBS AWS autoscaling-us-east-1 |
Up
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| PBS AWS cloudformation-us-east-1 |
Up
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| PBS AWS cloudtrail-us-east-1 |
Up
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| PBS AWS cloudwatch-us-east-1 |
Up
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| PBS AWS codedeploy-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS config-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS directconnect-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS dynamodb-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS ec2-us-east-1 |
Up
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| PBS AWS ecr-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS ecs-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS elasticache-us-east-1 |
Up
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| PBS AWS elasticsearch-us-east-1 |
Up
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| PBS AWS elb-us-east-1 |
Up
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| PBS AWS elemental-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS firehose-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS guardduty-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS kinesis-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS lambda-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS opsworks-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS ram-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS rds-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS route53resolver-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS route53-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS AWS securityhub-us-east-1 |
Up
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| PBS AWS ses-us-east-1 |
Up
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| PBS AWS sns-us-east-1 |
Up
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| PBS AWS sqs-us-east-1 |
Up
|
| PBS Confluence Administration |
Up
|
| PBS Confluence Authentication and User Management |
Up
|
| PBS Confluence Create and Edit |
Up
|
| PBS Confluence View Content |
Up
|
| PBS Content Service |
Up
|
| PBS Curate Console |
Up
|
| PBS DAM |
Up
|
| PBS Digital Viewer/Passport Technical Support Call System |
Up
|
| PBS Docs |
Up
|
| PBS DOMO |
Up
|
| PBS Freshdesk WEB APP |
Up
|
| PBS Global Chrome |
Up
|
| PBS Google Apps Analytics |
Up
|
| PBS Help Site |
Up
|
| PBS HostedBento |
Up
|
| PBS ITS |
Up
|
| PBS Jira Software Administration |
Up
|
| PBS Jira Software Authentication and User Management |
Up
|
| PBS Jira Software Create and edit |
Up
|
| PBS Jira Software Viewing content |
Up
|
| PBS KIDS Activate |
Up
|
| PBS KIDS OTT App |
Up
|
| PBS KIDS Website |
Up
|
| PBS LearningMedia Search API |
Up
|
| PBS LearningMedia Website |
Up
|
| PBS Local Live Streams |
Up
|
| PBS Media Manager API - Read |
Up
|
| PBS Media Manager API - Write |
Up
|
| PBS Media Manager Console |
Up
|
| PBS Mobile and OTT Apps |
Up
|
| PBS MVault API |
Up
|
| PBS MVault Console |
Up
|
| PBS New Relic Log API : US |
Up
|
| PBS New Relic Metric API : US |
Up
|
| PBS Partner Player |
Up
|
| PBS Profile Service |
Up
|
| PBS Sentry Event Ingestion |
Up
|
| PBS Sentry Slack |
Up
|
| PBS Services API |
Up
|
| PBS Source |
Up
|
| PBS Station Manager API |
Up
|
| PBS Station Manager Console |
Up
|
| PBS Transaction Vault |
Up
|
| PBS TV Listings Editor Console |
Up
|
| PBS TV Schedules |
Up
|
| PBS Video Portal |
Up
|
| PBS Website |
Up
|
About our PBS status page integration
PBS (Streaming platform for PBS dramas, news, documentaries, and more) is a a Streaming solution that StatusGator has been monitoring since March 2021. Over the past over 5 years, we have collected data on on more than 668 outages that affected PBS users. When PBS publishes downtime on their status page, they do so across 78 components and 3 groups using 4 different statuses: up, warn, down, and maintenance which we use to provide granular uptime metrics and notifications.
If you're wondering, "Is PBS down?", or need to know its current status, we've got you covered. Our platform tracks every reported outage, performance issue, and maintenance window to ensure you're informed. Whether PBS is experiencing a problem now or has recently resolved one, our detailed history keeps you updated.
More than 100 StatusGator users monitor PBS to get notified when it's down, is under maintenance, or has an outage. This makes it one of the most popular Streaming services monitored on our platform. We've sent more than 1,000 notifications to our users about PBS incidents, providing transparency and peace of mind.
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Early Warning Signals
If we detect a potential PBS outage or other issue before it was reported on the official status page we will send an Early Warning Signal notification to StatusGator subscribers. We can often detect issues before they are officially acknowledged by the provider, giving you a head start on resolving any potential problems.
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Down Notifications
If PBS is having system outages or experiencing other critical issues, red down notifications appear on the status page. In most cases, it means that core functions are not working properly, or there is some other serious customer-impacting event underway.
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Warning Notifications
Warn notifications are used when PBS is undergoing a non-critical issue like minor service issues, performance degradation, non-core bugs, capacity issues, or problems affecting a small number of users.
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Maintenance Notifications
PBS posts separate notifications for planned maintenance work. StatusGator will notify subscribers when PBS enters a pre-planned maintenance window, keeping you up to date.
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Status Messages
When PBS posts issues on their status page, we collect the main headline message and include that brief information or overview in notifications to StatusGator subscribers.
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Status Details
When PBS has outages or other service-impacting events on their status page, we pull down the detailed informational updates and include them in notifications. These messages often include the current details about how the problem is being mitigated, or when the next update will occur.
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Component Status Filtering
Because PBS has several components, each with their individual statuses, StatusGator can differentiate the status of each component in our notifications to you whenever a particular component is down. This means, you can filter your status page notifications based on the services, regions, or components you utilize. This is an essential feature for complex services with many components or services spread out across many regions.
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