Is PBS down?

PBS current status is warning.

Last checked

Recent PBS Outages and Issues

  • Apr 192024
    We've identified an issue where Media Manager videos with a Short Description over 90 characters will not publish properly, instead leading to 404 pages on the PBS website. While Media Manager increased the character limit to 100 for the Short Description field yesterday, we've discovered another part of our system is still restricted to the 90 character limit. This is preventing videos from reaching PBS platforms after being published in Media Manager if their Short Description exceeds 90 characters. For any affected videos, please update the Short Description to fewer than 90 characters and save the asset; the video should publish properly within a few minutes of saving. We'll be updating our this restriction to account for the new 100 character limit as soon as we can, and we will post an update here once that change has been made. Until that time, please continue to restrict your Short Descriptions to fewer than 90 characters.
  • Apr 102024
    We are currently looking into an issue preventing video URLs from ingesting into Media Manager when the videos have been added to an Amazon S3 folder. Video file uploads made directly from the computer are not affected, and this function in Media Manager can be used to ingest videos while we investigate this issue.
  • Mar 232024
    We are currently investigating some intermittent messages of PBS Temporarily Unavailable Message on pbs.org and station video portals. This could affect some users trying to activate PBS Passport or their PBS App on OTT platforms.
  • Mar 192024
    We're currently investigating an issue where some PBS Passport users encounter frozen or stalled videos during playback and must log in again to continue watching videos. So far, this issue has only occurred on PBS.org; we have seen no reports of users encountering this issue on the PBS App. If you encounter any similar user cases, please submit a support ticket at digitalsupport.pbs.org with the user's email address and whether or not they are open to being contacted by PBS Support with follow-up questions.

StatusTicker has been monitoring PBS since January 2018.

Sign in to view the full PBS incident history

About PBS Monitoring

StatusTicker monitors the status of PBS and all other cloud services. We show you the current status of PBS and all other services. We also show you the most recent PBS outage history.

About PBS

PBS.org is a website that provides access to a variety of educational and informational content, including TV shows, documentaries, news, and interactive resources, from the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The service is designed to be a trusted source of high-quality, non-commercial programming for viewers of all ages.

Recent PBS Outage and Status History

April 2024

March 2024

February 2024

  • Alert
  • Warning
  • Info / Maintenance

PBS Components

StatusTicker monitors the following components of PBS:

  • AIM
  • APIs
  • AWS apigateway-us-east-1
  • AWS autoscaling-us-east-1
  • AWS cloudformation-us-east-1
  • AWS cloudtrail-us-east-1
  • AWS cloudwatch-us-east-1
  • AWS codedeploy-us-east-1
  • AWS config-us-east-1
  • AWS directconnect-us-east-1
  • AWS dynamodb-us-east-1
  • AWS ec2-us-east-1
  • AWS ecr-us-east-1
  • AWS ecs-us-east-1
  • AWS elasticache-us-east-1
  • AWS elasticsearch-us-east-1
  • AWS elb-us-east-1
  • AWS elemental-us-east-1
  • AWS firehose-us-east-1
  • AWS guardduty-us-east-1
  • AWS kinesis-us-east-1
  • AWS lambda-us-east-1
  • AWS opsworks-us-east-1
  • AWS ram-us-east-1
  • AWS rds-us-east-1
  • AWS route53-us-east-1
  • AWS route53resolver-us-east-1
  • AWS securityhub-us-east-1
  • AWS ses-us-east-1
  • AWS sns-us-east-1
  • AWS sqs-us-east-1
  • Curate Console
  • DAM
  • Freshdesk WEB APP
  • Google Apps Analytics
  • HostedBento
  • LearningMedia
  • Local Live Streams
  • MVault Console
  • Media Manager Console
  • New Relic Log API : US
  • New Relic Metric API : US
  • PBS Account
  • PBS Digital Viewer/Passport Technical Support Call System
  • PBS Docs
  • PBS Global Chrome
  • PBS Help Site
  • PBS KIDS
  • PBS Mobile and OTT Apps
  • PBS Partner Player
  • PBS Video Portal
  • PBS Website
  • Sentry Event Ingestion
  • Sentry Slack
  • Source
  • Station Manager Console
  • TV Listings Editor Console
  • TV Schedules

Frequently Asked Questions

No, PBS is not having an outage right now. The PBS status here can help you determine if there is a global outage and PBS is down for everyone or it is just you that is experiencing problems.

The last outage for PBS was on March 12, 2024 and lasted for about 2 hours.

Yes, you can! Sign up for free to receive alerts when PBS goes down. You can also monitor PBS status from your dashboard.

If PBS is up but you can’t access the page, try one of the below solutions:

StatusTicker is your go-to platform for consolidating status updates. Our service seamlessly gathers information from various cloud services, allowing you to monitor the pulse of crucial components affecting your business.

You take total control by configuring notifications through channels like Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, and more. And you'll be fully informed about issues or scheduled maintenance for the services you're monitoring. Sign up for free today.