The title compound, C17H15BrO2, adopts an E configuration. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 10.09 (11)°. The enone plane makes dihedral angles of 12.05 (11) and 9.87 (11)°, respectively, with the bromophenyl and ethoxyphenyl rings. The ethoxy group is nearly coplanar with the attached benzene ring. In the crystal structure, the molecules are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a zigzag ribbon-like structure along the b-axis direction.