ABC Changes Gears (and Leadership) in Bid to Reverse Decline

Variety

There’s a new regime at the helm of ABC, with a clear, if challenging, mission ahead: reversing the slide that has mired the network in fourth place in the key 18-49 demographic. Newly anointed president of entertainment Channing Dungey, previously head of drama, and her boss, Ben Sherwood, president of the Disney/ABC TV group, have already signaled to the industry that they’ll be making key strategic moves to bolster the network’s standing.