diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
index 69cc4a0170..745e14fa3c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
@@ -3303,7 +3303,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 class YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
     """
     Base class for feed extractors
-    Subclasses must define the _FEED_NAME and _PLAYLIST_TITLE properties as well as an _extract_video_info function.
+    Subclasses must define the _FEED_NAME and _PLAYLIST_TITLE properties.
     """
     _LOGIN_REQUIRED = True
 
@@ -3319,41 +3319,44 @@ def _real_initialize(self):
     def _entries(self, page):
         # The extraction process is the same as for playlists, but the regex
         # for the video ids doesn't contain an index
-        info = []
+        limit = self._downloader.params.get('max_downloads') or 1000
 
+        ids = []
+        more_widget_html = content_html = page
         for page_num in itertools.count(1):
-            search_response = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(self._FEED_DATA, page, 'ytInitialData'), None)
+            matches = re.findall(r'href="\s*/watch\?v=([0-9A-Za-z_-]{11})', content_html)
 
-            video_info, continuation = self._extract_video_info(search_response)
-
-            new_info = []
-
-            for v in video_info:
-                v_id = try_get(v, lambda x: x['videoId'])
-                if not v_id:
-                    continue
-
-                have_video = False
-                for old in info:
-                    if old['videoId'] == v_id:
-                        have_video = True
-                        break
-
-                if not have_video:
-                    new_info.append(v)
-
-            if not new_info:
+            # 'recommended' feed has infinite 'load more' and each new portion spins
+            # the same videos in (sometimes) slightly different order, so we'll check
+            # for unicity and break when portion has no new videos
+            new_ids = list(filter(lambda video_id: video_id not in ids, orderedSet(matches)))
+            if not new_ids:
                 break
 
-            info.extend(new_info)
+            done = False
+            if len(new_ids) + len(ids) > limit:
+                new_ids = new_ids[:limit - len(ids)]
+                done = True
 
-            for video in new_info:
-                yield self.url_result(try_get(video, lambda x: x['videoId']), YoutubeIE.ie_key(), video_title=try_get(video, lambda x: x['title']['simpleText']))
+            ids.extend(new_ids)
 
-            if not continuation:
+            for entry in self._ids_to_results(new_ids):
+                yield entry
+
+            if done:
                 break
 
-            # TODO: Fix continuation request to download more pages
+            mobj = re.search(r'data-uix-load-more-href="/?(?P<more>[^"]+)"', more_widget_html)
+            if not mobj:
+                break
+
+            more = self._download_json(
+                'https://youtube.com/%s' % mobj.group('more'), self._PLAYLIST_TITLE,
+                'Downloading page #%s' % page_num,
+                transform_source=uppercase_escape,
+                headers=self._YOUTUBE_CLIENT_HEADERS)
+            content_html = more['content_html']
+            more_widget_html = more['load_more_widget_html']
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         page = self._download_webpage(
@@ -3402,33 +3405,6 @@ class YoutubeRecommendedIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
     _FEED_NAME = 'recommended'
     _PLAYLIST_TITLE = 'Youtube Recommended videos'
 
-    def _extract_video_info(self, initial_data):
-        videos = []
-        continuation_renderer = None
-
-        renderers = try_get(
-            initial_data,
-            lambda x: x['contents']['twoColumnBrowseResultsRenderer']['tabs'][0]['tabRenderer']['content']['richGridRenderer']['contents'])
-
-        for renderer in renderers:
-            vid = try_get(renderer, lambda x: x['richItemRenderer']['content']['videoRenderer'])
-            if vid is not None:
-                videos.append(vid)
-                continue
-
-            if 'richSectionRenderer' in renderer:
-                vids = try_get(renderer, lambda x: x['richSectionRenderer']['content']['richShelfRenderer']['contents'])
-                for v in vids:
-                    vid = try_get(v, lambda x: x['richItemRenderer']['content']['videoRenderer'])
-                    if vid is not None:
-                        videos.append(vid)
-                continue
-
-            if 'continuationItemRenderer' in renderer:
-                continuation_renderer = renderer
-
-        return videos, continuation_renderer
-
 
 class YoutubeSubscriptionsIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
     IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com subscriptions feed, "ytsubs" keyword (requires authentication)'
@@ -3436,24 +3412,6 @@ class YoutubeSubscriptionsIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
     _FEED_NAME = 'subscriptions'
     _PLAYLIST_TITLE = 'Youtube Subscriptions'
 
-    def _extract_video_info(self, initial_data):
-        videos = []
-        continuation_renderer = None
-
-        renderers = try_get(
-            initial_data,
-            lambda x: x['contents']['twoColumnBrowseResultsRenderer']['tabs'][0]['tabRenderer']['content']['sectionListRenderer']['contents'])
-        for renderer in renderers:
-            for item in try_get(renderer, lambda x: x['itemSectionRenderer']['contents'][0]['shelfRenderer']['content']['gridRenderer']['items']):
-                vid = try_get(item, lambda x: x['gridVideoRenderer'])
-                if vid is not None:
-                    videos.append(vid)
-
-            if 'continuationItemRenderer' in renderer:
-                continuation_renderer = renderer
-
-        return videos, continuation_renderer
-
 
 class YoutubeHistoryIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
     IE_DESC = 'Youtube watch history, ":ythistory" for short (requires authentication)'
@@ -3461,23 +3419,6 @@ class YoutubeHistoryIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
     _FEED_NAME = 'history'
     _PLAYLIST_TITLE = 'Youtube History'
 
-    def _extract_video_info(self, initial_data):
-        videos = []
-        continuation_renderer = None
-
-        renderers = try_get(
-            initial_data,
-            lambda x: x['contents']['twoColumnBrowseResultsRenderer']['tabs'][0]['tabRenderer']['content']['sectionListRenderer']['contents'])
-        for renderer in renderers:
-            vid = try_get(renderer, lambda x: x['itemSectionRenderer']['contents'][0]['videoRenderer'])
-            if vid is not None:
-                videos.append(vid)
-
-            if 'continuationItemRenderer' in renderer:
-                continuation_renderer = renderer
-
-        return videos, continuation_renderer
-
 
 class YoutubeTruncatedURLIE(InfoExtractor):
     IE_NAME = 'youtube:truncated_url'