Hulu's live coverage of multiple sporting events, including the Dodgers game, on Thursday night was interrupted by technical difficulties as users reported, with some intensity, about the streaming service's sudden outage.
“Turns out @hulu doesn't, in fact, have live sports,” one X user posted.
Downdetector.com recorded around 83,000 outages.
Thursday night is Game 4 of the best-of-seven National League Championship Series in New York between the Dodgers and Mets. The Dodgers currently lead the series 2-1.
They were tied 1-1 in the second inning, when Hulu's streaming servers ran into problems. Users missed the second through fourth entries and were still having trouble logging in at 7 p.m.
Here's what Hulu watchers missed: The Dodgers broke the tie with two runs in the third on hits by Tommy Edman and Enrique Hernandez. The Mets made it 3-2 in the bottom of the third before the Dodgers added two more runs in the top of the fourth on a double by Mookie Betts, leaving the Dodgers up 5-2.
Meanwhile, Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians was exciting. The Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel sent the game into extra innings with a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, setting the stage for David Fry's two-run home run in the bottom of the tenth. The Yankees still lead the series, 2-1.
Posts on Hulu's support account on X were full of angry customers saying their devices weren't accepting the correct login information. The support team was responding to some accounts, offering a link to Hulu's support page, which also ended up going down.
“Apologies! We have received similar reports and our team is currently investigating this issue. We are working to resolve things as soon as possible. In the meantime, please try using: as a possible solution!”
The support team also offered concessions to unhappy customers, asking them to follow the instructions on their support contact page.
Hulu's bundle with live TV, Disney+ and ESPN+ increased in price the same day its baseball coverage failed, up to $95.99 a month.
Times staff writer Tim Hubbard contributed to this report.
