diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
index b5e95a318..7fae9e57b 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -3021,25 +3021,22 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
         return formats
 
     def _find_jwplayer_data(self, webpage, video_id=None, transform_source=js_to_json):
-        mobj = re.search(
-            r'''(?s)jwplayer\s*\(\s*(?P<q>'|")(?!(?P=q)).+(?P=q)\s*\)(?!</script>).*?\.\s*setup\s*\(\s*(?P<options>(?:\([^)]*\)|[^)])+)\s*\)''',
-            webpage)
-        if mobj:
-            try:
-                jwplayer_data = self._parse_json(mobj.group('options'),
-                                                 video_id=video_id,
-                                                 transform_source=transform_source)
-            except ExtractorError:
-                pass
-            else:
-                if isinstance(jwplayer_data, dict):
-                    return jwplayer_data
+        return self._search_json(
+            r'''(?<!-)\bjwplayer\s*\(\s*(?P<q>'|")(?!(?P=q)).+(?P=q)\s*\)(?:(?!</script>).)*?\.\s*(?:setup\s*\(|(?P<load>load)\s*\(\s*\[)''',
+            webpage, 'JWPlayer data', video_id,
+            # must be a {...} or sequence, ending
+            contains_pattern=r'\{[\s\S]*}(?(load)(?:\s*,\s*\{[\s\S]*})*)', end_pattern=r'(?(load)\]|\))',
+            transform_source=transform_source, default=None)
 
     def _extract_jwplayer_data(self, webpage, video_id, *args, **kwargs):
-        jwplayer_data = self._find_jwplayer_data(
-            webpage, video_id, transform_source=js_to_json)
-        return self._parse_jwplayer_data(
-            jwplayer_data, video_id, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        # allow passing `transform_source` through to _find_jwplayer_data()
+        transform_source = kwargs.pop('transform_source', None)
+        kwfind = compat_kwargs({'transform_source': transform_source}) if transform_source else {}
+
+        jwplayer_data = self._find_jwplayer_data(webpage, video_id, **kwfind)
+
+        return self._parse_jwplayer_data(jwplayer_data, video_id, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def _parse_jwplayer_data(self, jwplayer_data, video_id=None, require_title=True,
                              m3u8_id=None, mpd_id=None, rtmp_params=None, base_url=None):
@@ -3073,22 +3070,14 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
                 mpd_id=mpd_id, rtmp_params=rtmp_params, base_url=base_url)
 
             subtitles = {}
-            tracks = video_data.get('tracks')
-            if tracks and isinstance(tracks, list):
-                for track in tracks:
-                    if not isinstance(track, dict):
-                        continue
-                    track_kind = track.get('kind')
-                    if not track_kind or not isinstance(track_kind, compat_str):
-                        continue
-                    if track_kind.lower() not in ('captions', 'subtitles'):
-                        continue
-                    track_url = urljoin(base_url, track.get('file'))
-                    if not track_url:
-                        continue
-                    subtitles.setdefault(track.get('label') or 'en', []).append({
-                        'url': self._proto_relative_url(track_url)
-                    })
+            for track in traverse_obj(video_data, (
+                    'tracks', lambda _, t: t.get('kind').lower() in ('captions', 'subtitles'))):
+                track_url = urljoin(base_url, track.get('file'))
+                if not track_url:
+                    continue
+                subtitles.setdefault(track.get('label') or 'en', []).append({
+                    'url': self._proto_relative_url(track_url)
+                })
 
             entry = {
                 'id': this_video_id,