Discovery GO not working for Deadliest Catch

[PRMan99]

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Add -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with, copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

youtube-dl -v "https://www.discoverygo.com/deadliest-catch/the-widowmaker-part-2/" "c:\temp\Deadliest Catch.mp4
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.discoverygo.com/deadliest-catch/the-widowmaker-part-2/', 'c:\\temp\\Deadliest Catch.mp4']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.06.27
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-10-10.0.10586
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-80801-gc0cb53c, ffprobe N-80801-gc0cb53c
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] the-widowmaker-part-2: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] the-widowmaker-part-2: Downloading webpage
[generic] the-widowmaker-part-2: Extracting information
ERROR: Unsupported URL: https://www.discoverygo.com/deadliest-catch/the-widowmaker-part-2/
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmppxjfb828\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 676, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmppxjfb828\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 343, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmppxjfb828\build\youtube_dl\extractor\generic.py", line 2161, in _real_extract
youtube_dl.utils.UnsupportedError: Unsupported URL: https://www.discoverygo.com/deadliest-catch/the-widowmaker-part-2/

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If the purpose of this issue is a site support request please provide all kinds of example URLs support for which should be included (replace following example URLs by yours):

• Single video: https://www.discoverygo.com/deadliest-catch/the-widowmaker-part-2/
• Playlist: https://www.discoverygo.com/deadliest-catch/

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I keep getting "Unsupported URL" even though DiscoveryGO is listed as being available.

[dstftw]

You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl. Read this FAQ entry if you have troubles updating.

[PRMan99]

I didn't realize that -U doesn't really update but actually creates a .exe.new file next to the .exe file.

It does work with the latest version. Thanks.

[dstftw]

-U does exactly update.