'Entertainment Tonight' Executive Producer Brad Bessey Departs Before Season 36 (EXCLUSIVE)

“Entertainment Tonight” executive producer Brad Bessey is departing the show ahead of its 36th season, Variety has learned exclusively. Bessey joined “Entertainment Tonight” in April 2014, succeeding longtime “ET” exec producer Linda Bell Blue. Bessey was also exec producer of “ET’s” companion show, “The Insider.” While the search is on for Bessey’s replacement, Rick Joyce will...