CBS originally aired "Gambit" at 11 a.m/10 Central, where it defeated NBC's "Sale of the Century". It also easily beat Alex Trebek's American debut program, "The Wizard of Odds", which NBC began in July 1973. On April 1, 1974 (the same day "Now You See It" with Jack Narz premiered), CBS moved the show back a half-hour to 10:30/9:30, where it faced NBC's aging quiz "Jeopardy!" with Art Fleming, just over a full decade before Trebek would host a revival of that show himself. NBC moved "Jeopardy!" to the afternoons on July 1 and placed one of the many Bill Cullen-Bob Stewart collaborations, "Winning Streak" in the slot. That show's weakness made late 1974 the high point of "Gambit"s original daytime run at least in the Nielsen ratings.