PBS incident

PBS KIDS service outage on select platforms.

Resolved after 3 hours 9 minutes, affecting PBS KIDS Website and PBS KIDS OTT App, on April 27, 2026.

monitoring Apr 27, 2026, 03:38 PM UTC

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

Started
Apr 27, 2026, 03:05 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 27, 2026, 06:15 PM UTC
Duration
3h 9m
Detected by Pingoru
Apr 27, 2026, 03:05 PM UTC

Affected components

PBS KIDS WebsitePBS KIDS OTT App

Update timeline

  1. 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.

  2. monitoring Apr 27, 2026, 03:38 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Apr 27, 2026, 06:15 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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