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    Christina Applegate Leaves NBC's Up All Night

    Access Hollywood – Fri, Feb 8, 2013 1:26 PM PST

    Christina Applegate is departing her NBC comedy, "Up All Night."

    "It's been a great experience working on 'Up All Night', but the show has taken a different creative direction and I decided it was best for me to move on to other endeavors," Christina said in a statement on Friday. "Working with Lorne Michaels has been a dream come true and I am grateful he brought me into his TV family. I will miss the cast, producers and crew, and wish them the best always."

    PLAY IT NOW: Christina Applegate & Will Arnett: What’s Happening In Season 2 Of Up All Night?

    In Season 1 of the show, Christina played working mom Reagan Brinkley, who was a producer on a fictional talk show - "Ava" - hosted by Maya Rudolph's character. Season 2 changed things up with Maya's character now a former talk show host, and Christina's Reagan adjusting to being a stay-at-home mom.

    The comedy also stars Will Arnett as Reagan's husband, Chris.

    VIEW THE PHOTOS: Hollywood’s Hottest Moms & Their Loveable Little Ones

    NBC would not comment on the news, when contacted by Access Hollywood on Friday.

    Copyright 2013 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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