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There are two major factors to consider. First all broadcast networks, not just ABC culled off most of their shows that were not produced in-house. Even if they were at ratings that would otherwise been renewed. This is typically because there is minimal after-run revenue to be generated off of licensed shows and in an era where broadcast ratings decrease every single year, revenue from streaming and syndication is more important than ever. On the flip side of this, there are several in-house produced shows that had ratings that probably would have got them cancelled that got renewed this year. Last Man Standing was a licensed show and its production rights were about to be turned over to ABC. The production of the show wouldn't be cheap as shows get more expensive as they get older and and if ABC was going to put the money into new production, it might as well be for a show they have full ownership of and not just from season 7 on.

Second, ABC has shifted it's Friday focus from sitcoms to drama for the upcoming season. As a result, all of their Friday sitcoms were cancelled, not just LMS.

Finally while, Disney is doing fine overall, ABC's been dropping faster than any other broadcast network in recent years, so they don't actually have the resources to pay for expensive to produce shows unless the ratings are really in their favor. While LMS had pretty decent ratings, it would be considerably more expensive to produce than most of their other sitcoms.
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