▁currently ▁ranks ▁as ▁the ▁highest - r ated ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁The ▁episode ▁also ▁received ▁mostly ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁ ▁Plot ▁After ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁her ▁baby , ▁Re agan ▁( Christ ina ▁App legate ) ▁dec ides ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁her ▁stay - at - home ▁husband ▁Chris ▁( Will ▁Ar nett ). ▁Once ▁she ▁returns ▁to ▁work , ▁Reg an ▁must ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁end less ▁needs ▁of ▁her ▁friend ▁and ▁b oss , ▁A va ▁( M aya ▁Rud olph ) ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁talk ▁show , ▁that ▁Reg an ▁works ▁as ▁a ▁producer ▁on . ▁ ▁Production ▁" P il ot " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁series ▁cre ator ▁Em ily ▁Sp ive y ▁and ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁James ▁Griff ith s . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁cre ator ▁Sp ive y ' s ▁life ▁when ▁she ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁working ▁on ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live ▁after ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁baby ▁boy . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁her ▁job , ▁she ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁baby ▁and ▁work ▁late ▁night s . ▁She ▁decided ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁show ▁based ▁off ▁those ▁extrem es . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Up ▁all ▁Night ▁received ▁a ▁pilot ▁order . ▁App legate ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁cast ▁member ▁signed ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁series . ▁She ▁is ▁cred ited ▁as ▁a ▁producer ▁for ▁the ▁series . ▁Rud olph ▁was ▁the ▁second