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Is YouTube TV down right now? Live status and outage tracker

No, YouTube TV is up.

No widespread outage detected. 14 user reports in the last hour is within the normal range.

Live Last spike 5 h ago Updated 3 min ago Data refreshes every 5 minutes

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User reports, last 24 hours, 15 minutes a segment: 90 flowing 3 slow (elevated) 3 jammed (outage)

User reports, last 24 hours

802 reports in total, counted in 15-minute windows

Normal
Elevated
Outage
Usual level

In the last hour, 14 problem reports came in for YouTube TV, against about 20 at this time on a usual day. Over the last 24 hours there were 802 reports, most about video streaming (49%) and app (27%), from 137 areas led by New York City, NY and Philadelphia, PA. The last spike in reports was 5 h ago and lasted 1 h. These are user reports from the US, where most people report YouTube TV problems.

Reports, last hour

44% on the hour before

Uptime, 24 h

96.88%

45 min of outage

Last outage

5 h ago

Lasted 1 h

Busiest 15 minutes

113

113 reports, 5 h ago

Last 24 hours

YouTube TV outages and problems

In the past 24 hours, 802 user reports came in for YouTube TV. Counting only the 15-minute windows with a spike big enough to count as an outage, that comes to 96.88% uptime for the day.

The most recent spike big enough to count as an outage was 5 hours ago. The busiest 15-minute window of the day had 113 reports, about 5 hours ago.

Outage

Ended 5 h ago

Lasted 1 h

113peak reports
Elevated reports

Ended 17 h ago

Lasted 15 min

12peak reports
Elevated reports

Ended 20 h ago

Lasted 15 min

22peak reports

This month

YouTube TV in October 2026

Problem reports in October (since 27 October): 811

Monthly report for October 2026

What people said was wrong in recent problem reports for YouTube TV, as a share of those reports:

49% Video Streaming
27% App
19% Server Connection
4% Website

Report map

Where YouTube TV problem reports come from

Each dot is a group of recent reports; bigger dots, more reports.

Recent reports came from 137 areas. The most came from around New York City, NY, Philadelphia, PA and Los Angeles, CA. Share of recent reports by area, named after its biggest town:

4% New York City, NY
4% Philadelphia, PA
3% Los Angeles, CA
2% Minneapolis, MN
2% Chicago, IL
2% Washington, DC

From 780 recent problem reports. Big cities always send the most, so reports from many places point to a widespread problem, and one area far ahead of the rest can mean a regional one. Town names: GeoNames.

Last 30 days

YouTube TV problem spikes, last 30 days

Since 27 October, YouTube TV had 1 outage spike and 2 periods of elevated reports. The longest lasted 1 h, on 28 October.

Outage

Wed 28 Oct, 15:23–16:23

Lasted 1 h

119peak reports
Elevated reports

Wed 28 Oct, 04:12–04:42

Lasted 30 min

15peak reports
Elevated reports

Wed 28 Oct, 01:23–01:38

Lasted 15 min

24peak reports

A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, kept exactly as this page showed it at the time. This history starts on 27 October 2026. Monthly reports for all services

Troubleshooting

How to fix YouTube TV not working

YouTube TV is up on our end, so if it won't work for you, the problem is most likely on your side. Work through these in order:

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Force quit YouTube TV
On iPhone, swipe up from the bottom and flick the YouTube TV card away; on Android, open Settings > Apps > YouTube TV > Force stop. Open the app again.
Check your network on YouTube TV
Open a web page on your phone while it is on the same Wi-Fi, then turn Wi-Fi off and back on in Control Center or Quick Settings. On a Roku, go to Settings > Network > Check connection. A weak local link drops video before the app shows a clear error.
Restart your device and router
Unplug the router for 30 seconds, then plug it back in; on an Android TV, use Settings > System > Restart. Wait for the network and device to reconnect, then open the app.
Clear app data or reinstall
On Android TV or Google TV, go to Settings > Apps > See all apps > YouTube TV > Clear cache; if the app still fails, choose Clear data and sign in again. On a phone or tablet, delete the app and install it again from the App Store or Google Play.

While YouTube TV is down: what to use instead

Hulu + Live TV If you need live channels and on demand shows in one app, sign in here and use its live guide while the service is unavailable.
Sling TV Use this when one live channel is missing and you can switch before a scheduled show starts.
Fubo Try this when sports is the reason you opened the app.
An antenna An antenna gets local broadcast channels on a TV with a tuner, which helps during a network broadcast if you do not want another streaming sign up.

Same time

Problems at the same time as YouTube TV

Since 27 October, all 3 of YouTube TV's spikes in problem reports overlapped a spike at another service.

When several services get problem reports at once, something they share, such as a cloud host or a network, can be the real cause. Matching times alone do not prove it.

Most often at the same time

How many of YouTube TV's spikes overlapped one of theirs.

During the latest spike

YouTube TV: Wed 28 Oct, 15:23 to 16:23

65 more services. Red dot: outage. Amber dot: elevated reports.

A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, as the live pages showed it. Times are Central European time.

Busiest times

When people report YouTube TV problems

The busiest hour for reports about YouTube TV is 02:00 to 03:00 Central European time, and the busiest day is Wednesday.

By hour of the day

By day of the week

Each bar is the average number of user reports in that hour, or on that day of the week, from 21 days of reports since 5 October 2026. The busiest bar is highlighted. Spikes in reports are left out, so one outage does not set the pattern.

About

What happens when YouTube TV goes down

YouTube TV is a live TV streaming service with local broadcast channels, sports, cloud DVR, and on-demand shows, and households use it in place of a cable box. An outage cuts live playback and the recordings you saved.

Live channels fail first. Playback spins, or the stream drops to a black screen while the guide still loads. Cloud DVR recordings and on-demand titles often fail next, and sign-in can stall on a phone or a streaming stick. Trouble often hits one local channel or one region while the rest of the app works; try another device or network to separate a local fault from a wider service issue.

Servers and network

YouTube TV IP address, servers and network

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Questions

YouTube TV FAQ

Is YouTube TV down right now?

The status at the top of this page shows whether problem reports for YouTube TV are above their usual level; the site does not test the service itself. Try another device or a different network. If only one device fails while other internet apps work, the problem is on your side or in that app install.

Why do I get a home area error when I travel?

Local channels follow the home area tied to your account, so travel can trigger a message that you are outside your home area. If the message appears at home, open the app there and check the home area listed for your account. Turn off any VPN before you test again. A VPN can make the app think you are somewhere else.

Why does playback stop with 'There was an error loading the player'?

That message points to a failed handoff between the app and the video stream. Your internet connection can still be fine while one channel fails. Force close the app and try the same channel on another device; if only one device shows the error, reinstall the app there. If every device fails on that channel, the problem is more likely on the service side.

Why does the app say my payment method was declined?

A declined payment can come from your bank or from a card that has expired. Update the payment method in your account, then retry. If it still fails, call the bank and ask about the attempted subscription charge; a short hold on the card is enough to cause it.

Why does the app sign me out on my TV?

TV apps often lose the sign-in token after an update or a long idle stretch. Sign in again with the same Google account tied to the membership. Check the TV's date and time before you retry, because a wrong clock can break sign-in; a weak Wi-Fi connection can do the same.

For your site

Put the YouTube TV status badge on your site

Paste one of these into a web page, a blog post or a README. The badge shows the same status as this page, based on user problem reports. Browsers can keep a copy for up to 4 hours. It links back here.

HTML

<a href="https://isitdownrightnow.app/services/youtube-tv/"><img src="https://isitdownrightnow.app/badge/youtube-tv.svg" alt="YouTube TV status" height="20"></a>

Markdown, for README files

[![YouTube TV status](https://isitdownrightnow.app/badge/youtube-tv.svg)](https://isitdownrightnow.app/services/youtube-tv/)

The badge is a plain image: no scripts, no cookies. People who see it on your page load it from our server.

How we track YouTube TV

The status on this page comes from user-submitted problem reports for YouTube TV, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. Each window is compared with the normal level for YouTube TV, so a few complaints on a quiet day don't trigger anything, but a sudden jump well above normal does.

When reports climb well above normal, the status here changes to partial outage or major outage and the chart moves with it. YouTube TV doesn't publish a public status page that we know of, so user reports are often the quickest sign that something is wrong on their side.