Index: channels/youtube.py
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--- channels/youtube.py
+++ channels/youtube.py
@@ -176,14 +176,14 @@
             for row in self.api("search", type="video", regionCode=conf.youtube_region, q=search):
                 entries.append( self.wrap3(row, {"genre": ""}) )
 
         # Most Popular
         elif cat == "mostPopular":
-            #for row in self.api("feeds/api/standardfeeds/%s/most_popular"%conf.youtube_region, ver=2):
-            #    entries.append(self.wrap2(row))
-            for row in self.api("videos", chart="mostPopular", regionCode=conf.youtube_region):
-                entries.append( self.wrap3(row, {"genre": "mostPopular"}) )
+            for row in self.api("feeds/api/standardfeeds/%s/most_popular"%conf.youtube_region, ver=2):
+                entries.append(self.wrap2(row))
+            #for row in self.api("videos", chart="mostPopular", regionCode=conf.youtube_region):
+            #    entries.append( self.wrap3(row, {"genre": "mostPopular"}) )
 
         # Categories
         elif cat in self.videocat_id:
             for row in self.api("search", chart="mostPopular", videoCategoryId=self.videocat_id[cat], order="date", type="video"):
                 entries.append( self.wrap3(row, {"genre": cat}) )
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@
                 self.parent.status(i / 15.0)
             
         
         # empty entries
         else:
-            entries = [dict(title="Placeholder for subcategories", genre="./.", playing="./.", url="http://youtube.com/")]
+            return self.placeholder
  
         # done    
         return entries