In the first episode of "Up All Night," which premiered Wednesday, Christina Applegate's character, Reagan -- a talk show producer and first-time mom -- must choose between a barbecue at rock royalty Stevie Nicks' home or quality time with her hubby and baby. And the outcome was a no-brainer: Stevie Nicks 0, Baby 1.
It's a decision Applegate is all too familiar with in her own life, a first-time mom herself to a 6-month-old daughter. And maybe Stevie Nicks is not in the equation, but the tug-of-war aspect of juggling parenthood with work definitely is, she said.
"It takes every ounce not to completely turn into mush when I leave each morning for work," the 39-year-old actress said. It helps that her daughter visits her on set every day.
Perhaps there will be a little more spring in her step now. With the finale of "America's Got Talent" serving as a lead-in, the premiere episode of "Up All Night," which aired Wednesday, drew strong numbers with just under 11 million viewers in the 10 p.m. slot and averaged an impressive 3.7 rating with adults under 50, according to Nielsen.
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Despite the parallels in "Up All Night" to Applegate's real life, the comedy is actually a semi-autobiographical take on creator Emily Spivey's experience as a later-in-life mom working "rock 'n' roll hours" as a writer for "Saturday Night Live." It translates into scenes like the one in which Reagan turns down the opportunity to attend a picnic at Stevie Nicks' Santa Barbara home in favor of spending time with her tiny tot. In another, she longs to put on her "slutty outfit" like in the "old days," when she might have been found dancing on pool tables and doing shots.
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