Throw in the fact that ABC came in third in overall network viewership last season behind CBS and NBC, and changes were bound to be made as Disney/ABC heads into a new TV season.
Advertisers are less likely to invest in a network with lower demo ratings than can be found elsewhere.
While all of these cuts to the workforce obviously come as bad news for Disney/ABC TV employees, there’s a pretty understandable reason why they have to happen.
Even Disney and Freeform experienced drops in ratings and viewership.