diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/foxnews.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/foxnews.py
index 2343dd20d2..a0b1166080 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/foxnews.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/foxnews.py
@@ -58,14 +58,13 @@ class FoxNewsIE(AMPIE):
 
     @classmethod
     def _extract_embed_urls(cls, url, webpage):
-        return [
-            f'https://video.foxnews.com/v/video-embed.html?video_id={mobj.group("video_id")}'
-            for mobj in re.finditer(
+        for mobj in re.finditer(
                 r'''(?x)
                     <(?:script|(?:amp-)?iframe)[^>]+\bsrc=["\']
                     (?:https?:)?//video\.foxnews\.com/v/(?:video-embed\.html|embed\.js)\?
                     (?:[^>"\']+&)?(?:video_)?id=(?P<video_id>\d+)
-                ''', webpage)]
+                ''', webpage):
+            yield f'https://video.foxnews.com/v/video-embed.html?video_id={mobj.group("video_id")}'
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         host, video_id = self._match_valid_url(url).groups()
@@ -125,4 +124,4 @@ class FoxNewsArticleIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'http://video.foxnews.com/v/' + video_id, FoxNewsIE.ie_key())
 
         return self.url_result(
-            FoxNewsIE._extract_embed_urls(url, webpage)[0], FoxNewsIE.ie_key())
+            next(FoxNewsIE._extract_embed_urls(url, webpage)), FoxNewsIE.ie_key())
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/francetv.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/francetv.py
index ba9e691613..56a00a2387 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/francetv.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/francetv.py
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class FranceTVInfoIE(FranceTVBaseInfoExtractor):
 
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
 
-        dailymotion_urls = DailymotionIE._extract_embed_urls(url, webpage)
+        dailymotion_urls = tuple(DailymotionIE._extract_embed_urls(url, webpage))
         if dailymotion_urls:
             return self.playlist_result([
                 self.url_result(dailymotion_url, DailymotionIE.ie_key())
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/heise.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/heise.py
index a80eaaf81d..4f689c6e49 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/heise.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/heise.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class HeiseIE(InfoExtractor):
         if kaltura_id:
             return _make_kaltura_result('kaltura:2238431:%s' % kaltura_id)
 
-        yt_urls = YoutubeIE._extract_embed_urls(url, webpage)
+        yt_urls = tuple(YoutubeIE._extract_embed_urls(url, webpage))
         if yt_urls:
             return self.playlist_from_matches(
                 yt_urls, video_id, title, ie=YoutubeIE.ie_key())
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/vk.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/vk.py
index 95ea63ffa1..69f518b698 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/vk.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/vk.py
@@ -447,17 +447,17 @@ class VKIE(VKBaseIE):
                 m_rutube.group(1).replace('\\', ''))
             return self.url_result(rutube_url)
 
-        dailymotion_urls = DailymotionIE._extract_embed_urls(url, info_page)
-        if dailymotion_urls:
-            return self.url_result(dailymotion_urls[0], DailymotionIE.ie_key())
+        dailymotion_url = next(DailymotionIE._extract_embed_urls(url, info_page), None)
+        if dailymotion_url:
+            return self.url_result(dailymotion_url, DailymotionIE.ie_key())
 
         odnoklassniki_url = OdnoklassnikiIE._extract_url(info_page)
         if odnoklassniki_url:
             return self.url_result(odnoklassniki_url, OdnoklassnikiIE.ie_key())
 
-        sibnet_urls = self._extract_embed_urls(url, info_page)
-        if sibnet_urls:
-            return self.url_result(sibnet_urls[0])
+        sibnet_url = next(self._extract_embed_urls(url, info_page), None)
+        if sibnet_url:
+            return self.url_result(sibnet_url)
 
         m_opts = re.search(r'(?s)var\s+opts\s*=\s*({.+?});', info_page)
         if m_opts: