YouTube TV users reported problems on Saturday, October 3, 2026, with many saying they were unable to watch live programmes, including college football games. Downdetector showed a sharp rise in reports around 5:11 pm EDT, with complaints coming from users across the US .
The reported problems included videos failing to load, buffering, frozen streams, app crashes and grey error screens. Another user, Sophie, wrote, “Yup mine won’t load. Other users reported problems with specific features.
Users took to social media to share their experiences. This is unacceptable on a college football Saturday.
Some users also said the service was not working properly across multiple devices. One user, Noah Thurman, wrote, “Fix your shit, I’m missing my OSU game,” while Michael Chung said, “Can’t watch football. A fourth user, John Stoned, said YouTube TV had crashed on his television and was also not loading games on his phone. B said, “I cant use multiview. Another user, Kashmir27, said the service had worked normally before “everything stopped” about half an hour earlier.
The reports suggest the issue affected users during a key period for live sports viewing, though the exact cause of the reported problems was not immediately clear.
Some users later said the service appeared to be improving, although they were still experiencing slow performance.
