Hulu live crashing to Home Screen

Hulu Live TV keeps crashing to the home screen on all my devices, regardless of the device. My internet connection is fiber at 500 Mbps, and I’ve tried all the basic troubleshooting steps, including updating the app, the Apple TV, deleting the app and reinstalling it, power cycling the Apple TV and modem/router. Unfortunately, none of these solutions have resolved the issue. The duration of the crashes varies randomly, ranging from an hour to 3 hours, and sometimes only lasting 20 minutes. Despite these attempts, the crashes persist. Notably, this issue is specific to Hulu Live Broadcast and doesn’t occur with any other app or even Hulu’s non-live content. The problem has been observed on all three Apple TVs I have. I don’t know why it says tvOS 18, I am on tvOS 26.1 (23J582). The Hulu app version is 9.20.0-released nov 2 2025, and the crashing started a week or so ago. Before that, it only happened a couple of times a week.

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Posted on Nov 11, 2025 5:44 AM

18 replies

Jan 22, 2026 10:01 AM in response to gamer520

I've had the same problem for weeks now please add me to the list

TxDevil

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Nov 14, 2025 5:40 PM in response to gamer520

Same exact thing has been happening to me, ever since I updated to the new iOS. I have kept Live TV on all day for my dogs (i know, they're spoiled)for years and have never had an issue. I've deleted the hulu app like 3 times, reset my apple tv, changed all my settings to get rid of Sleep/Screensaver etc. It still does it. It's annoying especially when I'm actually watching Live TV and then it just shuts down and goes back to the home screen.

Nov 22, 2025 1:55 PM in response to gamer520

This has been happening to me too for a few weeks. Started with one tv and I am now experiencing it with three different Apple TVs at two different houses. I’ve tried all the same troubleshooting steps to no avail. Hulu no help either. Very frustrating.

Hulu live crashing to Home Screen