WWE, CW to part ways

World Wrestling Entertainment said Friday its primetime series "WWE SmackDown" will be leaving The CW at the end of the current TV season.

Here's the WWE's statement:

"After a successful decade of 'SmackDown' on both UPN and The CW, World Wrestling Entertainment and The CW have agreed to conclude our partnership. Since CW's exclusive negotiation period ran out as of last Thursday, January 31, we have been contacted and have been in negotiations with other networks. 'WWE SmackDown' will continue to air on The CW until the conclusion of the 2007-08 broadcast season. We are grateful to Les Moonves, Dawn Ostroff, and their entire organization for bringing 'WWE SmackDown' to millions of viewers for so many years."