diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/tastytrade.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/tastytrade.py
index 31acdaed8..d5b0bff4b 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/tastytrade.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/tastytrade.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from .ooyala import OoyalaIE
 
-import sys
-
 
 class TastyTradeIE(InfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?tastytrade\.com/tt/(?:shows|daily_recaps)/[^/]+/episodes/(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
@@ -32,8 +30,8 @@ class TastyTradeIE(InfoExtractor):
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'lud3BtZTE6vnRdolxKRlwNoZQvb3z_LT',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Soybeans & Corn: It\'s Planting Time',
-            'description': 'md5:a523504b1227de1b81faeba2876a6d23',
+            'title': 'TTL_CTGFE_180309_SEG_EDIT.mp4',
+            'description': 'md5:d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e',
         },
         'params': {
             'skip_download': True,
@@ -49,35 +47,7 @@ class TastyTradeIE(InfoExtractor):
             r'data-media-id=(["\'])(?P<code>(?:(?!\1).)+)\1',
             webpage, 'ooyala code', group='code')
 
-        info = {'id': None, 'title': None, 'description': None}
-
-        json_ld_info = self._search_json_ld(
-            webpage, display_id, default=None, fatal=False)
-
-        if (json_ld_info):
-            info = json_ld_info
-        else:
-            escaped_json_string = self._search_regex(
-                r'var episodeData = \$.parseJSON\("(?P<episode_json>.*)"\)',
-                webpage,
-                'episode json',
-                fatal=False,
-                group='episode_json'
-            )
-
-            if (escaped_json_string):
-                if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
-                    unescaped_json_string = bytes(
-                        escaped_json_string, "utf-8").decode('unicode_escape')
-                else:
-                    unescaped_json_string = escaped_json_string.decode(
-                        'string_escape')
-                metadata = self._parse_json(unescaped_json_string, ooyala_code)
-                info = {
-                    'id': metadata.get('mediaId'),
-                    'title': metadata.get('title'),
-                    'description': metadata.get('description')
-                }
+        info = self._search_json_ld(webpage, display_id, default={})
 
         info.update({
             '_type': 'url_transparent',