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{{Infobox television episode | series = Smash | image = | caption = | season = 1 | episode = 5 | airdate = {{start date|2012|3|5}} | production = | guests = *Neal Bledsoe as John Goodwin *Will Chase as Michael Swift *Leslie Odom, Jr. as Sam Strickland *Emory Cohen as Leo Houston *Charlie Semine as Mr. Denby *Nitya Vidyasagar as Jill Abrams | writer = Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky | director = Jamie Babbit | music = * "Let's Be Bad" * "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"<ref name="mans">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/World-Version-Featuring-Katharine-McPhee/dp/B007DD25BO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1330283747&sr=1-2|title=It's A Man's Man's Man's World (Smash Cast Version Featuring Katharine McPhee)|work=Amazon.com|accessdate=February 26, 2012}}</ref> * "A Song for You"<ref name="song4u">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Song-Smash-Version-Featuring-Chase/dp/B007DD24BK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1330283922&sr=1-1|title=A Song For You (Smash Cast Version Featuring Will Chase) |work=Amazon.com|accessdate=February 26, 2012}}</ref> | episode_list = List of Smash episodes | season_article = Smash (season 1) | prev = The Cost of Art | next = Chemistry }} "'''Let's Be Bad'''" is the fifth episode of the American television series, ''Smash''. The episode aired on March 5, 2012.
==Plot== Karen (Katharine McPhee) performs at a government party; tensions between Michael (guest star Will Chase) and Julia (Debra Messing) increase; Eileen (Anjelica Huston) becomes associated with Ellis (Jamie Cepero); Ivy's (Megan Hilty) romantic relationship with Derek (Jack Davenport) hits a bump in the road.
==Production== Recurring guest stars include Neal Bledsoe as Tom's boyfriend John Goodwin, Will Chase as actor Michael Swift,<ref name="ep5">{{cite web|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/smash-lets-be-bad/EP014189590005|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210002341/http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/smash-lets-be-bad/EP014189590005|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2013|title=Smash : Let's Be Bad|publisher=Zap2it|accessdate=February 14, 2012}}</ref> Leslie Odom, Jr. as Ivy's ensemble friend Sam Strickland, and Emory Cohen as Julia and Frank's son Leo Houston.
Among the songs appearing in the episode are the original title number from the episode performed by Megan Hilty and the cast of ''Marilyn'', Katharine McPhee's cover of James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"<ref name="mans"/> and Donny Hathaway's<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/29/smash-a-song-for-you_n_1309637.html|title='Smash' 'Let's Be Bad' Preview: Will Chase Sings 'A Song For You' (VIDEO)|work=The Huffington Post|date=February 29, 2012|accessdate=February 29, 2012}}</ref> "A Song for You" performed by Chase.<ref name="song4u"/> All three songs were released as singles on March 5, 2012.
==Ratings== The episode saw a 17% increase in ratings from the previous week. It had an 18-49 rating of 2.7/7 and was seen by 7.76 million viewers and was first in its timeslot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/06/monday-final-ratings-the-voice-adjusted-up/123287/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308084721/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/06/monday-final-ratings-the-voice-adjusted-up/123287/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2012|title=Monday Final Ratings: 'The Voice' Adjusted Up|first=Sara|last=Bibel|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2It|date=March 6, 2012|accessdate=March 6, 2012}}</ref> With the Live+7 DVR viewing added, the episode was seen with a total of 10.22 million viewers and achieved a 3.8 rating in 18-49 demographics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/26/live7-dvr-ratings-the-big-bang-theory-new-girl-top-absolute-ratings-gains-awake-tops-gains-in-week-25/125946/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329022337/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/26/live7-dvr-ratings-the-big-bang-theory-new-girl-top-absolute-ratings-gains-awake-tops-gains-in-week-25/125946/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 29, 2012|title=Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' + 'New Girl' Top Absolute Ratings Gains; 'Awake' Tops % Gains in Week 25|first=Bill|last=Gorman|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2It|date=March 26, 2012|accessdate=March 26, 2012}}</ref>
==Accolades== Smash won a 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Josh Bergasse for choreography. The choreography for the song "Lets Be Bad"'s performance was one of the routines that were part of the show's submission in the Choreography category.<ref>[http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2012/Outstanding%20Choreography Primetime Emmy Awards 2012: Choreography category]</ref>
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Category:Smash (TV series) episodes Category:2012 American television episodes