On October 26, 1984, several weeks into "Jeopardy!"’s first season, Procter & Gamble Productions announced that it would cease production of "The Edge of Night" after 28 years and that ABC would no longer offer regular programming in the timeslot, with "Edge's" last episode airing December 28. King World went to WABC, who now had an open spot on its schedule it needed to fill, and the two struck an agreement to move "Jeopardy!" to the station beginning December 31, 1984. WABC has aired "Jeopardy!" in the New York market ever since, initially in the 4:00 p.m. time slot. The switch helped more viewers find "Jeopardy!," since they no longer had to stay up past midnight to see it.