Sara Ramirez is leaving 'Grey's Anatomy

Callie Torres is checking out of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. 

A little less than one month after Sara Ramirez hinted at a possible exit from ABC's Grey's Anatomy, the actress has confirmed she will be leaving the primetime soap to take "some welcome time off." 

ABC confirmed Ramirez's departure Thursday night, following the Season 12 finale of the series. 

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"I'm deeply grateful to have spent the last 10 years with my family at Grey’s Anatomy & ABC but for now I'm taking some welcome time off," the actress said in a statement. "Shonda's been so incredible to work for and we will definitely continue our conversations! I send my Love to Ellen [Pompeo], the rest of the cast & crew, and I look forward to always being a part of the Shondaland family!"

Creator Shonda Rhimes also added: “Dr. Callie Torres came into our lives dancing it out in her underwear almost a decade ago and I could not be happier or more proud of her journey. Sara Ramirez’s performance inspired me as well as millions of fans each week. We wish her the best on her well-deserved time off. I will miss Callie tremendously, but am excited for what the future holds for Sara. She will always have a home at Shondaland." 

Ramirez's exit comes after a season that saw her character wrestle with the decision of whether or not to leave her Seattle home and follow girlfriend Penny to New York City. 

The storyline climaxed with one of Grey's Anatomy's most gripping episodes in years that ended with Callie losing custody of her daughter. 

Thursday's finale saw the character regain custody after ex-wife Arizona had a change of heart and granted her the permission to relocate their young daughter across the country. 

It can be presumed then that the door has been left open for Ramirez and her character to return for occasional appearances or on a more regular basis down the line. Since, you know, moving away isn't exactly death by truck. 

Grey's Anatomy returns for Season 13 in the fall.

Grey's Anatomy' explored motherhood like only it can: heartbreakingly

There was never going to be a winner in the custody battle over Sofia on Grey's Anatomy. 

In one corner you had Callie, the woman who carried Sofia and gave birth to her under terrifying post-car crash circumstances, who was looking to take the first grader across the country to New York. In the other, you had Arizona, who chose to raise this child as her own after she was conceived by Callie and Mark, and wanted nothing more but to keep Sofia in Seattle, surrounded by the village of extended family. The win was bittersweet to watch, though, especially when the camera cut to Callie sobbing into Meredith's arms. 

"How the hell did this happen?" she cried. 

Penny tried to reach for her hand to show support, but Callie pushed it away, as if to finally acknowledge that Penny was the cause of this. 

That Penny, not exactly a lucky one, eh? 

Fans, meanwhile, seemed pleased with the outcome. 

It was a tough case and, for the viewers, a heartbreaking one to watch unfold. 

Trials are always ugly, but this one got particularly so, thanks to some truly aggressive lawyers employed by both doctors. Callie's lawyer was particularly harsh at times, painting Arizona to be a workaholic, partying mother who frequently abandoned her duties to do last-minute surgeries or go to trivia nights with Webber.

The sole benefit of this attack, though, was watching Bailey and Meredith's fierce sides come out, as they defended working mothers everywhere. This whole episode, in fact, seemed to lay out the truth about mothers for everyone watching: Don't judge, just admire them for being able to do it all, period. 

Arizona's lawyer, meanwhile, called Penny's familiarity with Sofia into question. Penny was made to look particularly bad when she didn't even know what grade Sofia was in. 

In the final minutes, Arizona and Callie met on a bench as they were about to find out the verdict. Arizona was not feeling particularly confident as she had to walk out mid-testimony to go save a baby's life. 

"I love my child and I want her with me but I know that no matter how this ends, she'll survive. She'll be healthy and safe and well taken care of and loved because we are her mothers. But there is a child at the hospital who will not survive unless I'm there. So I have to go," she said in a moment that made Callie's jaw drop. 

Arizona perceived this to be a bad thing, but it turned out the judge was as impressed as I was by her dedication to her job, her ability to juggle it all and her conviction. She was awarded sole custody. 

Grey's Anatomy' explored motherhood like only it can: heartbreakingly

There was never going to be a winner in the custody battle over Sofia on Grey's Anatomy. 

In one corner you had Callie, the woman who carried Sofia and gave birth to her under terrifying post-car crash circumstances, who was looking to take the first grader across the country to New York. In the other, you had Arizona, who chose to raise this child as her own after she was conceived by Callie and Mark, and wanted nothing more but to keep Sofia in Seattle, surrounded by the village of extended family. 

It was a tough case and, for the viewers, a heartbreaking one to watch unfold. 

Trials are always ugly, but this one got particularly so, thanks to some truly aggressive lawyers employed by both doctors. Callie's lawyer was particularly harsh at times, painting Arizona to be a workaholic, partying mother who frequently abandoned her duties to do last-minute surgeries or go to trivia nights with Webber.

The sole benefit of this attack, though, was watching Bailey and Meredith's fierce sides come out, as they defended working mothers everywhere. This whole episode, in fact, seemed to lay out the truth about mothers for everyone watching: Don't judge mothers, just admire them for being able to do it period. 

Arizona's lawyer, meanwhile, called Penny's familiarity with Sofia into question. Penny was made to look particularly bad when she didn't even know what grade Sofia was in. 

In the final minutes, Arizona and Callie met on a bench as they were about to find out the verdict. Arizona was not feeling particularly confident as she had to walk out mid-testimony to go save a baby's life. 

"I love my child and I want her with me but I know that no matter how this ends, she'll survive. She'll be healthy and safe and well taken care of and loved because we are her mothers. But there is a child at the hospital who will not survive unless I'm there. So I have to go," she said in a moment that made Callie's jaw drop. 

Arizona perceived this to be a bad thing, but it turned out the judge was as impressed as I was by her dedication to her job, her ability to juggle it all and her conviction. She was awarded sole custody. 

The win was bittersweet to watch, though, especially when the camera cut to Callie sobbing into Meredith's arms. 

"How the hell did this happen?" she cried. 

Penny tried to reach for her hand to show support, but Callie pushed it away, as if to finally acknowledge that Penny was the cause of this. 

That Penny, not exactly a lucky one, eh? 

Fans, meanwhile, seemed pleased with the outcome,

TiVo’s new Roamio OTA DVR for cord cutters has no monthly fees, more storage

While DVR maker TiVo has been focused on the future with the recent unveiling of its 4K-ready DVR designed for the streaming era, the company is continuing to improve its other popular device for cord cutters as well, the TiVo Roamio. This morning, TiVo announced an updated version of this product, the TiVo Roamio OTA 1TB. As the name implies, one of the biggest advantages to this new version is increased storage.

With a 1 TB hard drive, users can record up to 150 hours of high-definition programming, and up to four shows at once thanks to multiple tuners. It can pull in programs over-the-air (hence the “OTA” in its name) via an HD antenna, which means you can record from networks like ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, PBS and Univision, for example.

In addition, the device will allow you to watch across a number of major streaming services, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and YouTube. Plus, you can “cast” Netflix and YouTube directly from your mobile phone to the streaming device, if you choose. That means you don’t need to buy a separate dongle to take advantage of this functionality, TiVo notes.

The updated player includes TiVo’s latest software features, QuickMode and SkipMode, too. Introduced with the TiVo Bolt, the former lets you play back recordings 30 percent faster with pitch-corrected audio. This is useful for when you’re watching a video more for informational or educational purposes – like news or sports, for example. SkipMode, meanwhile, lets you bypass commercial breaks with a press of a button.

Also available in the new Roamio are standard TiVo features like its universal search feature OneSearch, plus OnePass, which combines over-the-air broadcasts and streaming services to create universal watchlists when you subscribe to shows.

The device, like others, works with TiVo Minis if you want to watch on different TVs throughout your house, and it’s compatible with TiVo Stream, allowing you to download live and recorded shows for viewing on your iOS or Android device even when you’re out of the home.

But perhaps the most appealing feature of all, save for the upgraded storage, is how the device is being priced. Instead of requiring a monthly subscription fee, the Roamio OTA 1 GB is designed to appeal to most cost-sensitive cord cutters. Because this crowd is already beset with monthly fees to a variety of over-the-top services like Hulu and Netflix, it can sometimes be hard to ask them to make yet another ongoing commitment.

So instead, TiVo is selling the Roamio OTA 1 GB for the “all-in,” one time price of $399.99, which will include the TiVo service. While that’s not cheap by any means, people who buy TiVos tend to see it as an investment in a device they’ll use for several years to come. They often justify the price as being better than paying a monthly “rental” fee to a traditional cable TV provider for that company’s DVRs (which tend to run terrible software in comparison.)

The new TiVo Roamio OTA 1 GB will be available as of May 2nd, at Tivo.com, BestBuy.com and Amazon, as well as in Best Buy stores.