Original sentence: After being developed at ABC and then picked up by USA, the show was cast with Tony Shalhoub and became a critically acclaimed hit.However, after the first pilot failed with test audiences, NBC ordered that the show be retooled into a more conventional, office-based sitcom before its premiere
Edited sentence: After being developed at ABC and then picked up by USA, the show was cast with Tony Shalhoub and became a critically acclaimed smash hit.However, after the first pilot failed to fester with test audiences, NBC ordered that the show be retooled into a more conventional, office-based sitcom before its premiere