Peter Tomarken, who had just ended a 13-week stint as the host of "Hit Man" on NBC, was tapped as host for "Press Your Luck". The pilot was taped on May 18, 1983, and the actual show began both tapings and airings four months later on September 10 of that year. The show premiered on September 19, 1983, on CBS at 10:30a.m. ET (9:30 CT/MT/PT), replacing "Child's Play", and placing it between "The New $25,000 Pyramid" and "The Price Is Right". "Press Your Luck" competed against "Sale of the Century" for first place in the 10:30a.m. morning time slot over the next two years.