▁main ▁cast ▁member ▁to ▁sign ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁series . ▁Rud olph ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁series ▁cre ator ▁on ▁SN L ▁and ▁Sp ive y ▁had ▁wanted ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Rud olph ▁before ▁the ▁series ▁plot ▁was ▁established . ▁Ar nett ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁main ▁cast ▁member ▁to ▁sign ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁series . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁officially ▁picked ▁up ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁episodes ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁After ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁May a ▁Rud olph ' s ▁movie ▁Br ides ma ids , ▁Up ▁All ▁Night ▁went ▁through ▁some ▁re tool ing ▁which ▁now ▁has ▁her ▁character ▁A va , ▁as ▁a ▁talk - show ▁host , ▁and ▁Re agan ▁now ▁as ▁the ▁show ' s ▁producer , ▁instead ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁PR ▁execut ives . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁Rud olph ' s ▁character ▁being ▁compared ▁to ▁Rud olph ' s ▁impression ▁of ▁Op rah ▁on ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Rat ings ▁The ▁pilot ▁was ▁first ▁shown ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁N BC . ▁It ▁was ▁shown ▁between ▁America ' s ▁Got ▁Tal ent ▁and ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁N BC ▁series , ▁Free ▁Ag ents . ▁In ▁its ▁original ▁American ▁broadcast , ▁the ▁pilot ▁was ▁viewed ▁by ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 0 . 9 5 0 ▁million ▁view ers ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁ 3 . 7 ▁rating / 1 0 % ▁share