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Official status page: https://status.pbs.org · Polled every 5 minutes · 78 components tracked

PBS is operational right now. Last checked 7m ago; the most recent incident resolved 5d ago.

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Recent outages & incidents

Past 90 days
  1. Resolved 3d 17h
    Started Jun 04, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC · Resolved Jun 08, 2026, 03:32 PM UTC
    PBS Mobile and OTT Apps
    Timeline · 2 updates
    • identified · Jun 04, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC

      Users nationwide may be prevented from opening and using the PBS app on Amazon Fire Tablet devices temporarily. This is related to a new age verification requirement that went into effect in Texas today. There is currently an issue accessing the Amazon’s backend system that verifies the Amazon account user age settings. We are working with Amazon to resolve this as quickly as possible. Until the issue is resolved, users on Amazon Fire Tablets will see a message that they need to update the device’s operating system in order to use the PBS app. Updating the app will not resolve this issue. The issue will be resolved automatically once the Amazon age system becomes accessible by the app.

    • resolved · Jun 08, 2026, 03:32 PM UTC

      All users on Amazon Fire Tablets have had their access to the PBS app restored.

    Latest: All users on Amazon Fire Tablets have had their access to the PBS app restored.

  2. Resolved 3h 9m
    Started Apr 27, 2026, 03:05 PM UTC · Resolved Apr 27, 2026, 06:15 PM UTC
    PBS KIDS WebsitePBS KIDS OTT App
    Timeline · 3 updates
    • identified · Apr 27, 2026, 03:05 PM UTC

      We've identified an issue preventing the PBS KIDS app from loading on select platforms, with Roku and iOS (iPhones/iPads) being the most reported devices. We're currently working on resolving the issue. We're also seeing degraded performance on the pbskids.org/video site. Please follow this page for further updates.

    • monitoring · Apr 27, 2026, 03:38 PM UTC

      A fix has been implemented and we’re monitoring the results.

    • resolved · Apr 27, 2026, 06:15 PM UTC

      This incident has been resolved.

    Latest: This incident has been resolved.

Outage history

Past 90 days · 2 incidents View full outage history →