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Dungey helped launch hits such as "Scandal" and "How to Get
Away with Murder," both from producer Shonda Rhimes, and the
military drama "Quantico."
In the new post, Dungey becomes the first black person to run
entertainment programming at a U.S. broadcast network. She was
previously executive vice president in charge of drama
development, movies and miniseries.
Lee stepped down from his post, Disney said in a statement. He
was named head of ABC Entertainment in 2010 with the task of
boosting ratings at the third-place network.
During his tenure, Lee picked shows such as "Black-ish," "Fresh
Off the Boat" and "How to Get Away with Murder" that diversified
ABC's programming line-up. Audiences grew during the 2014-15
television season but have since slipped. This season, ABC
averages 6.6 million primetime viewers, ranking third behind CBS
Corp's CBS network and Comcast Corp's NBC, according to Nielsen
data through Feb. 14. Dungey will report to Ben Sherwood, who
became head of the Disney-ABC Television Group roughly two years
ago.
The New York Times first reported Lee's resignation.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama, Bill
Trott and Leslie Adler)
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