diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/nrk.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/nrk.py
index 94115534b..dc3d18490 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/nrk.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/nrk.py
@@ -427,7 +427,8 @@ class NRKTVEpisodeIE(InfoExtractor):
 
         nrk_id = self._parse_json(
             self._search_regex(JSON_LD_RE, webpage, 'JSON-LD', group='json_ld'),
-            display_id)['@id']
+            display_id).get('@id') or \
+            self._html_search_meta('nrk:program-id', webpage)
 
         assert re.match(NRKTVIE._EPISODE_RE, nrk_id)
         return self.url_result(