[ie/bbc] Fix JSON parsing bug

Authored by: bashonly
yt-dlp · Dec 21, 2023 · 19741ab · 19741ab
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diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/bbc.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/bbc.py
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         if initial_data is None:
             initial_data = self._search_regex(
                 r'window\.__INITIAL_DATA__\s*=\s*({.+?})\s*;', webpage,
-                'preload state', default={})
+                'preload state', default='{}')
         else:
             initial_data = self._parse_json(initial_data or '"{}"', playlist_id, fatal=False)
         initial_data = self._parse_json(initial_data, playlist_id, fatal=False)