Why Does Hulu Go Black?
The primary cause of Hulu’s dimming and temporary blackouts appears to be its advertising system.
Anecdotal evidence finds these issues tend to occur during and after ad breaks, especially if it takes a moment for the ad to load.Even if you’ve opted for the ad-free tier, the server may take a moment to “realize” it isn’t supposed to play an ad.In some cases, there appear to be errors where ads don’t play at all. You may experience the service appears to buffer before returning to the content.Similarly, Hulu uses filters and overlays to present more advertising, such as when you pause the screen. Those appear to ‘stick’ occasionally, often if you let the service automatically start streaming the next episode of a series or leave it on pause for a long period of time.Older programs may have brief periods of black spliced into them for ad placement, which Hulu hasn’t removed.
How to Fix It When Hulu Goes Dark
There are a few different solutions to solve this problem. Go through these step by step, in order, until you diagnose and fix the exact problem.
