CNN Goes Dark! Warner Bros. Outage Knocks Network Off Air for 30 Mins
CNN Goes Dark! Warner Bros. Outage Knocks Network Off Air for 30 Mins
Chaos on live TV as CNN's signal vanishes for 30 minutes due to a Warner Bros. Discovery outage. Dana Bash's panel on Trump's trade war interrupted! Get the full story here.
CNN experienced a significant broadcast interruption on Monday, going off the air for approximately 30 minutes due to a Warner Bros. Discovery outage impacting its channels. The incident occurred shortly after 12 p.m.
ET, during an episode of "Inside Politics." Viewers reported seeing their screens glitch, with multi-colored pixels obscuring the broadcast, leading to widespread concern.
At the time of the outage, TV journalist Dana Bash was hosting a panel discussing President Donald Trump's ongoing trade war with Canada, a topic that had recently seen escalating tensions following failed talks over the weekend. The sudden disruption left many viewers perplexed and some even speculating about a potential cyberattack or hacking incident.
Reports of problems with CNN surged on Downdetector, with over 900 people registering issues around 12:14 p.m.
CNN, through its official X (formerly Twitter) account, swiftly acknowledged the problem, stating, “
We are aware of a technical issue across Warner Bros. Discovery that resulted in losing CNN channels for a period of time today.
” The network added, “We are working quickly to resolve it and apologize for the interruption.” Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN's parent company, also oversees other major networks like HBO, TCL, and TNT.
As the outage continued, viewer anxieties grew. Comments on platforms like Downdetector reflected these concerns, with one person writing, “
The streams of both CNN and CNN International are garbled. Have been for about fifteen minutes, now…Were they hacked?
” Another echoed this, saying, “CNN looks like it's been hacked.
Their feed is all messed up.”
However, clarity returned when the broadcast resumed around 12:50 p.m. Dana Bash addressed the audience directly upon the show's return, confirming that the interruption was indeed caused by “a technical issue across Warner Bros.
Discovery's channels that resulted in losing our signal.” The number of reported issues on Downdetector quickly dropped to just 63 after the resolution, with 79 percent of initial reports specifically citing problems with the live channel. The incident highlighted the complexities of modern broadcast infrastructure and the reliance on parent company systems for network operations.
