Is PBS Public Down?

SaaSLive status, outages, and incident history

No. PBS Public is up right now.

Every monitored PBS Public system is operational as of August 11, 2026. PulsAPI did not find an outage in its latest check of the official status feed.

OperationalChecked 2m agoLive, rechecked every 60s

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How we know: the official PBS Public status page, PulsAPI's own check every 60 seconds, and outage reports from engineers. How PulsAPI monitoring works

PBS Public Component Status

The main PBS Public systems on this page. All 20 are operational right now.

20operational

AIM

Operational

APIs » Content Service

Operational

APIs » ITS

Operational

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Component statuses may change independently during partial outages.

Recent PBS Public Outages & Incidents

Incident history from the official PBS Public status page, including resolution updates.

Uptime history4 days observed

Aug 8100.00% averageAug 11

Lagging and Time-outs Affecting Multiple PlatformsResolved Jul 31, 2026 · 80h 3mResolved

This incident has been fully resolved. Our engineering team's investigation and resolution will help to prevent further incidents and will improve our network/platform stability and performance moving forward. If any viewers still report any issues, we would suggest having the viewer reboot or power cycle their device, i.e. unplug the device for a minute and then plug it back in and retry. If the viewer receives an error or continues to have trouble, please have the viewer submit a support ticket at https://help.pbs.org/support/tickets/new listing their device and a brief description of the issue they are still experiencing, and we our PBS Support Team will be pleased to assist. --- [2026-08-02T19:53:15.154-04:00] (monitoring) We are continuing to monitor for any further issues. --- [2026-08-02T19:53:10.778-04:00] (monitoring) On Friday night (July 31, 2026), there were additional reports of issues with signing into the PBS App and playing videos. The engineering team implemented additional changes to mitigate the issue, and most users that contacted PBS Support at that time have reported that functionality quickly returned to normal. Our engineering team is continuing to monitor this and investigate the root cause to prevent future issues. If any viewers still report any errors, we would suggest having the viewer reboot or power cycle their device, i.e. unplug the device for a minute and then plug it back in and retry. If the viewer still receives an error, please have the viewer submit a support ticket at https://help.pbs.org/support/tickets/new listing their device and a brief description of the issue they are still experiencing. --- [2026-07-31T17:24:32.134-04:00] (investigating) The engineering team is continuing to work on this issue. We are aware that may members may not be able to sign in on their apps or pbs.org at the moment and we are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. --- [2026-07-31T11:53:47.149-04:00] (investigating) We are currently investigating some lagging and time-outs in the MVault console. Some other platforms that are related may also some some difficulties.

Select Samsung TV Models Unable to Load PBS AppResolved Jun 22, 2026 · 170h 39mResolved

This incident has been resolved following a rollback of the PBS app on Samsung TVs last Friday, June 26. --- [2026-06-25T10:50:02.278-04:00] (monitoring) The second hotfix has been released. Viewers' devices will automatically receive the hotfix and update to the latest version of the PBS app with the fixed experience. For some viewers this will be immediate, but for anyone still encountering the issue, we recommend they check on their app later today to allow more time for Samsung to deliver the app update to their device. We'll continue to monitor for further reports throughout today and tomorrow to assess the second hotfix's performance. --- [2026-06-24T16:14:02.750-04:00] (monitoring) We are continuing to work on another hotfix to address the issue affecting viewers on Samsung 2017 models, and we are targeting tomorrow for the second hotfix's release. At this time, we are not aware of any workarounds for the affected devices, and this fix continues to be a high priority for our teams. --- [2026-06-24T10:35:05.019-04:00] (monitoring) We have continued to receive messages from users that they are still experiencing issues loading the PBS app on Samsung TVs released in 2017. We are looking into the issue again and will continue to monitor reports. --- [2026-06-23T14:42:39.793-04:00] (monitoring) A hotfix has been released to address this issue. Viewers' devices will automatically receive the hotfix and update to the latest version of the PBS app with the fixed experience. For some viewers this will be immediate, but for anyone still encountering the issue, we recommend they check on their app later today to allow more time for Samsung to deliver the app update to their device. We'll continue to monitor for further reports throughout today and tomorrow to assess the hotfix's performance. --- [2026-06-22T10:22:23.959-04:00] (investigating) We're currently investigating an issue which is preventing users on some Samsung TV models from opening and loading the PBS app. Users may report seeing a solid blue screen, a dark screen, or a loading icon that never completes when they open the app. We believe the majority of users are on 2017 Samsung TV models, most often notated with an 'M' or 'MU' in the model number. Other devices that support the PBS app and Samsung TVs released after 2017 appear to be unaffected by this issue. We'll continue to update this page as our investigation continues.

Intermittent Livestream Playback Issues on WebResolved Jun 16, 2026 · 24h 10mResolved

This incident has been resolved. --- [2026-06-16T16:14:15.563-04:00] (monitoring) A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. --- [2026-06-16T11:26:25.176-04:00] (identified) We're investigating an issue where the livestream player is experiencing intermittent playback issues on web browsers on both mobile and desktop platforms. Users may report seeing the play button behaving strangely on the player, the player starting and stopping, or other issues related to playback. Because the issues are intermittent, not all viewers will encounter an issue, and refreshing the page may or may not help with playback.

Live PBS Public Outage Reports

Problems reported by engineers using PBS Public. Reports often appear 10 to 20 minutes before the official status page moves, and stay on this page for 90 days.

Reports, last 24 hours0 total

24h agoNothing reportednow

No PBS Public problems reported yet.

Something wrong with PBS Public on your end?

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About PBS Public

Is PBS Public down? PBS Public reports live availability for 81 components at status.pbs.org, among them PBS Website, LearningMedia Website and PBS KIDS Website. Track PBS Public outages, degradations and past incidents here, with uptime history and alerts across your SaaS stack.

Over the past 30 days, PulsAPI has measured PBS Public uptime at 100.00%. Response times, incident history, and SLA tracking for PBS Public are available on the PulsAPI dashboard.

PBS Public Status FAQ

Is PBS Public down right now?

PulsAPI checks PBS Public every 60 seconds. The verdict at the top of this page comes from the latest poll of the official PBS Public status feed and refreshes automatically, so you are not looking at a stale cached answer.

What should I do if PBS Public is not working?

Check the component list on this page first to see if your failure matches a known outage. If it does, you can report the issue for other engineers, follow the incident timeline for vendor updates, and run any fallback your app supports until PBS Public recovers.

How do I check PBS Public uptime history?

PulsAPI tracks PBS Public uptime over 30, 60, and 90-day rolling windows. The current 30-day uptime is 100.00%. A free PulsAPI account unlocks the full 90-day SLA history and incident timeline for PBS Public.

How fast does PulsAPI detect PBS Public outages?

PulsAPI polls the official PBS Public status page every 60 seconds and usually delivers alerts to Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, or email in under 4 seconds after detection. That is often faster than someone on your team notices on their own.

Does PulsAPI track individual PBS Public components?

Yes. PulsAPI monitors 20 individual PBS Public components, so you can see which service or region is affected instead of a generic "service degraded" banner.

Can I get alerts when PBS Public goes down?

Yes. Create a PulsAPI account and subscribe to PBS Public. Email alerts are included on the free Starter plan. Paid plans add Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, and webhooks whenever PBS Public status changes.

How do I report an issue with PBS Public to the community?

Click "Report an issue" at the top of this page, pick the issue type and severity, and optionally add your region and a short note. Reports are anonymous and help other engineers spot PBS Public problems early. Official status pages often lag real incidents by 10 to 20 minutes.

Is there a free way to monitor PBS Public?

Yes. PulsAPI's Starter plan includes up to 10 monitored services with email alerts, and the 30-day free trial requires no credit card. You can monitor PBS Public alongside up to 9 other services at pulsapi.com/signup.

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