Original sentence: Not doing well enough to make a slot in the fall, the ninth season was aired during the summer of 2004.This caused ABC to put the series on hiatus, airing the rest of the season in the summer of 2003
Edited sentence: Not doing well enough to make a slot in the fall, the ninth season was burned off during the summer of 2004.This caused ABC to put the series on hiatus, burning off the rest of the season in the summer of 2003