While blackouts related to carriage disputes aren't rare, those that affect millions for periods of time longer than a few days or weeks are. Dish Network is involved in three of the five biggest.
| Dispute | Duration (Days) | Subscribers Affected | Start date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dish/AMC Networks | 111111 | 14 million | July 2012 |
| Dish/Turner | 3131 | 14 million | October 2014 |
| Time Warner Cable/CBS | 3131 | 3 million | August 2013 |
| Dish/Sinclair | 1414 | 5 million | August 2015 |
| DirecTV/Viacom | 99 | 20 million | July 2012 |
