There was a major YouTube outage that also affected some YouTube TV users this week, but official sources say the issue has now been fully resolved and services should be working normally again.

Quick Scoop: Is there a YouTube TV outage right now?

As of the latest updates, there is no ongoing, confirmed nationwide YouTube TV outage , but there was a big one very recently that hit both YouTube and YouTube TV.

What just happened?

  • YouTube and YouTube TV experienced a large global outage on February 17–18, 2026.
  • Reports spiked into the hundreds of thousands for YouTube and thousands for YouTube TV on outage-tracking sites like Downdetector.
  • The problems started around the evening in U.S. time zones (roughly 7:45–8:00 p.m. ET / 4:45–5:00 p.m. PT, similar windows in GMT).
  • Users saw things like videos not loading, “something went wrong” messages, missing homepages, and trouble logging into YouTube TV.

Google later explained that an issue with YouTube’s recommendations system caused videos to stop appearing properly across platforms (YouTube, YouTube Music, Kids, and TV), and a smaller number of users had login issues on YouTube TV tied to the same problem.

Is it fixed now?

  • Google and multiple tech outlets report that the outage has been resolved across all platforms , including YouTube TV.
  • Outage report numbers have dropped back toward normal levels after the fix.
  • Official help pages and support updates say the recommendations issue has been addressed and everything should be functioning normally again.

So, if you are still seeing problems right now , it’s more likely to be:

  1. A local or account-level issue (Wi‑Fi/router, device, app glitch).
  2. A smaller, regional hiccup not yet widely reported.

Quick steps if YouTube TV isn’t working for you

These are common fixes people use when the big platform-wide outage is supposedly over but their own setup is still buggy:

  1. Check a status/outage site and social media.
    • Look for fresh spikes in reports for “YouTube TV” or “YouTube.”
    • If many others are reporting issues in the last few minutes, there may be another live outage.
  2. Test a different app/site on the same device.
    • If Netflix, Hulu, or another streaming app works fine, it’s probably not your internet.
    • If nothing streams smoothly, reboot your modem/router.
  3. Restart your device and the YouTube TV app.
    • Fully close YouTube TV, restart the device (TV, streaming stick, console), and reopen the app.
  4. Log out and back in / reinstall the app.
    • Sign out of your Google account in YouTube TV, then sign back in.
    • If that fails, uninstall and reinstall the YouTube TV app on your device.
  5. Try another device.
    • If YouTube TV works on your phone but not on your TV, the issue is likely with the TV or that app install, not a platform-wide outage.

Forum + trending context

Recently, forums and outage trackers have featured a lot of posts like:

“YouTube TV down?”
“Is anyone else’s YouTube not working?”
“Are we getting hacked? Why is YouTube down?”

These reflect the big February 2026 outage, but newer posts suggest things are largely back to normal with only scattered complaints, which is typical after a large incident as caches clear and individual devices catch up.

TL;DR: There was a major YouTube/YouTube TV outage very recently, but it has officially been fixed and there is no confirmed, ongoing widespread YouTube TV outage at this moment. If you still can’t watch, treat it as a local problem and run through the quick checks above.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.