Archive · 24 Aug 2026
CNN Says Technical Issue Caused Warner Bros. Discovery Outage
CNN stopped showing its regular programming for a short time on Monday.
The network said a technical problem affected Warner Bros.
Discovery.
This caused CNN channels to lose their signal.
Some viewers saw scrambled pictures before the screens went dark.
On YouTube TV, viewers briefly saw parts of a documentary during a commercial break.
Dana Bash returned to host Inside Politics at about 12:51 p.m.
Eastern Time.
She told viewers that the signal was back.
CNN apologized for interrupting the broadcast.
The reports did not say what specifically caused the technical problem.
CNN lost its signal Monday because of a technical issue across Warner Bros. Discovery.
The outage affected CNN channels for a period of time.
Viewers reported seeing garbled images before screens went dark.
CNN’s Inside Politics returned at about 12:51 p.m. ET.
CNN apologized and said it was working quickly to resolve the problem.
- Who
- CNN, Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN host Dana Bash, and affected viewers.
- What
- A technical issue caused CNN channels to lose their signal temporarily.
- When
- Monday; CNN returned to air at about 12:51 p.m. ET.
- Where
- Across Warner Bros. Discovery systems, including CNN channels; some reports involved YouTube TV.
- Why
- CNN said the interruption was caused by a technical issue, but did not provide further details.
- Network affected
- CNN
- Company affected
- Warner Bros. Discovery
- Incident
- Temporary loss of CNN’s signal
- Return time
- About 12:51 p.m. ET
- Reported symptoms
- Garbled images followed by dark screens
- Response
- CNN said it was working quickly to resolve the issue and apologized
- Platform detail
- YouTube TV viewers briefly saw portions of a documentary during a commercial break