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The first season of the American television comedy Up All Night premiered on NBC on September 14, 2011, at 10 p.m. (E/P). the series resumed in its regular time slot of 8 p.m. (E/P) on September, 21, 2011. The series was created by Emily Spivey, and Lorne Michaels serves as one of its executive producers.

The first season focuses on Reagan and Chris Brinkley (Christina Applegate and Will Arnett), as they adjust to their new roles following the birth of their daughter, Amy. Maya Rudolph also stars as Ava Alexander, an eccentric talk show host, and Reagan's best friend.

The season consisted of 24 episodes, before concluding on April 12, 2012. The complete season was released on September 11, 2012.

Production
The series was based on creator Emily Spivey'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 nights. She decided she wanted to make a show based off those extremes. NBC executives were "supportive and excited" for the new series. On February 1, 2011, Up All Night received a pilot order, written by creator Spivey and directed by James Griffiths, under the title Alpha Mom. The series was officially picked up for 13 episodes at the NBC upfronts on May 15, 2011 under its final title, Up All Night.

After the success of Maya Rudolph's movie Bridesmaids, Up All Night went through some retooling which now has her character Ava, as a talk-show host, and Reagan now as the show's producer, instead of them being PR executives. Spivey said the character change allowed Ava to be more fun. Some media critics compared the character change to Rudolph's impersonation of Oprah Winfrey on Saturday Night Live.

Up All Night premiered on September 14, 2011, following the season finale of America's Got Talent. The series was later given a full-season pickup on October 4, 2011. On November 21, 2011, NBC added two additional episodes to season one, bringing the total to 24 episodes.

Crew
The first season was produced by Broadway Video and Universal Media Studios, and was created by Emily Spivey who serves as executive producer alongside Lorne Michaels, Jon Pollack and Erin David. David had worked with Spivey and Michaels on Saturday Night Live while Pollack had worked with Michaels on 30 Rock. Series co-star Christina Applegate also works as a producer on the series alongside Eric Kranzler and Andrew Singer.

The first season featured nine different directors of the 24 episodes, among them established television directors such as Beth McCarthy Miller, Joe Russo, and Troy Miller.

Cast
Christina Applegate stars as Reagan Brinkley, a producer for the Ava show, who goes back to work after giving birth to a baby. Applegate was interested in the series early on, especially because she had recently had a child. Applegate was also offered several other roles for the pilot season. Applegate was the first cast member signed on to the series. She is credited as a producer for the series. Will Arnett plays Reagan's husband, Chris Brinkley, a former lawyer who becomes a stay-at-home dad at the beginning of the series. Arnett was the third main cast member to sign on to the series. Maya Rudolph co-stars as Ava Alexander, the host of the Ava show and Reagan's best friend. Rudolph was the second main cast member to sign on to the series Rudolph had previously worked with the series creator on SNL and Spivey had wanted to work with Rudolph before the series plot was established. Jennifer Hall played Missy, Ava's assistant, on a recurring basis for the first four episodes. Starting with the fifth episode, Mr. Bob's Toddler Kaleidoscope, Hall was promoted to a series regular. Hall was the final member to sign on to the series.

Several actors appear on Up All Night as recurring characters. Among them include Matt Braunger and Jean Villepique as Gene and Terry husband and wife, as well as Reagan and Chris' next door neighbors, who have several children. Former My Name is Earl star Jason Lee has appeared in several episodes as Kevin, Reagan and Chris's next door neighbor who dated Ava. Molly Shannon appeared as Nancy, Amy's babysitter. Shannon was initially a one-time guest star, before the producers asked her to appear in another episode. Her second episode aired in early 2012. She is a former cast member of Saturday Night Live and previously worked with Michaels on the series. Nick Cannon was featured in early episodes as Calvin, Ava's co-host on her talk show. Chris Diamantopoulos plays Julian, Ava's eccentric ex-boyfriend. Former Saturday Night Live cast member Will Forte appeared as Reed, Chris's gamer friend, who is also a father. Forte worked with Rudolph and Michaels on SNL. Megan Mullallyguest starred in two episodes as Shayna Mund, a competing talk show host, who Ava and Reagan helped lose a large amount of weight during segments of the Ava show. Blythe Danner appears as Dr. Angie Chafin, Reagan's heavily critical psychologist mother. She first appeared in "Parents", and then tried to be a better mother and grandmother in "First Christmas".

Towards the end of the first season Eve Best was introduced as Yvnonne Encanto, Reagan and Ava's idol, who recently bought the production company that owns the Ava show. Steven Pasquale plays Luke Granby, Yvnonne's employee who oversees the Ava show, and has a hard time getting along with Ava and Reagan.

Several guest actors have also appeared throughout the first season. Richard Schiff appeared in "Parents" as Reagen's dad. Alanis Morissette appeared in "Travel Day" as a former partner in an R&B duo with Ava. Stevie Nicks appeared in the episode titled "Letting Go" as herself, and former Saturday Night Live writer Jorma Taccone, has appeared on the show in "Working Late and Working It". The "Daddy Daughter Time" featured a cameo by Sharon Osbourne as Ava's rival over a parking space and Ava's father is played by Henry Winkler.

Ratings
Up All Night has proven to be a moderate success in the ratings by NBC standards, NBC being the fourth highest rated network out of five networks. The series currently ranks as NBC's fourth highest rated scripted series after The Office, Smash and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. The series also ranks as one of the most digitally recorded series this season. Due to the moderate success, the series was given a full season pick up alongside Whitney. Bill Gorman of TV by the Numbers has also stated the series is most likely to be renewed for a second season. The cost for an ad for the series is approximately average of $82,617 per 30-second commercial.

Reviews
Up All Night has received mostly positive reviews from critics. The first season currently holds a score of 64 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating generally positive reviews. Many critics said that the series felt like two different shows in one. HitFix reviewer Daniel Feinberg gave the series pilot a positive review, but disliked the office settings and the writing for Rudolph's character commenting that "Will Arnett and Christina Applegate are playing parents, but Maya Rudolph is playing a sitcom character". Despite this, the performance of the main cast members has received praise from critics. Some critics compared Rudolph's role to her impersonation of Oprah Winfrey while she was on SNL, which Rudolph firmly denied saying "I have yet to see the similarities between my character and Oprah". Some publications declared it among the best TV shows of 2011, new or old, including Slant Magazine, Metacritic, Esquire, Hulu, and The A.V Club.

The series was nominated for "Favorite New TV Comedy" at the 38th People's Choice Awards. Rudolph has also received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for a Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the Satellite Awards. In 2012, Nick Cannon won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.