In the title compound, C(18)H(16)N(2)O(2), the phenyl-ene ring is located on inversion center. The pyridyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 39.9 (1)° with the phenyl-ene ring. In the crystal, adjacent mol-ecules are linked by inter-molecular C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming a linear chain along the a axis.