diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/abc.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/abc.py
index 49e7848c9..48ece8966 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/abc.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/abc.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class ABCIViewIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 class ABCIViewSeriesIE(ABCIViewIE):
     IE_NAME = 'abc.net.au:iview:series'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://iview\.abc\.net\.au/(show|programs)/(?P<id>[a-z0-9\-]+)/?$'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://iview\.abc\.net\.au/(show|programs)/(?P<id>[a-z0-9\-]+)/?'
 
     _TESTS = [
         {
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ class ABCIViewSeriesIE(ABCIViewIE):
         },
     ]
 
+    @classmethod
+    def suitable(cls, url):
+        return False if ABCIViewIE.suitable(url) else super(ABCIViewSeriesIE, cls).suitable(url)
+
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         series_id = self._match_id(url)
         series_params = self._download_json(