diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/unauthorizedtv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/unauthorizedtv.py
index 8ed784281..0e3718885 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/unauthorizedtv.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/unauthorizedtv.py
@@ -1,38 +1,45 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import json
+
 from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import (
+    ExtractorError,
+)
 
 
 class UnauthorizedTvIE(InfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?unauthorized\.tv/programs/.*?cid=(?P<id>\d+)'
-    _TEST = {
-        'url': 'https://www.unauthorized.tv/programs/owens-shorts?cid=231148',
-        'md5': 'dd9a5b81b9704c68942c2584086dd73f',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '231148',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Millennials',
-        }
-    }
+    _LOGIN_URL = 'https://www.unauthorized.tv/api/sessions'
+    _NETRC_MACHINE = 'unauthorizedtv'
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        video_id = self._match_id(url)
 
-        html = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+        username, password = self._get_login_info()
+        if username is None:
+            self.raise_login_required()
 
-        csrf_token = self._html_search_meta('csrf-token', html, 'csrf token', fatal=True)
-
-        headers = {
-            'Referer': url,
-            'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest',
-            'X-CSRF-Token': csrf_token,
+        data = {
+            'email': username,
+            'password': password,
         }
 
+        login_page = self._download_json(
+            self._LOGIN_URL, None, 'Logging in',
+            data=json.dumps(data).encode(), headers={
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                'Referer': self._LOGIN_URL,
+            })
+
+        if login_page.get('id') is None:
+            raise ExtractorError('Invalid username or password', expected=True)
+
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+
         metadata = self._download_json(
             'https://www.unauthorized.tv/api/chapters?ids[]=%s' % video_id,
             video_id,
-            headers=headers
         )
 
         video_title = metadata[0]['title']