Black. White.
FX | Release Date: March 8, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: What I've seen suggests an intriguing show, although there's something so contrived about the series that it makes me more than a bit uneasy. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf Smith
Season 1 Review: Ultimately, though, it's not what happens to the folks on this show that is so revealing. It's what goes on in our own minds as we watch and listen to them try to navigate the shoals of racial differences. Read full review
60
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: Clearly, the action in ''Black. White." has been manipulated and edited to justify its existence as a spark-filled TV look at black-white relations. Indeed, the show... can be downright hokey. But it nonetheless pushes you into questions about your own behavior and feelings. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: It works best at its most intimate, as family drama, and as another variant on "The Real World," in which people who would not ordinarily live together are made to do so. Read full review
60
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: However badly you thought American race relations were going, Black. White. will make you feel worse. Read full review
60
The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
Season 1 Review: "Black.White." is most impressive as a feat of cosmetology. Read full review
60
SlateTroy Patterson
Season 1 Review: The show's an entertaining provocation, but it's also only skin-deep. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: It requires a lot of patience to get there, but the lessons may be worth it. Read full review
40
Washington PostChip Crews
Season 1 Review: It's a shame so much of the show is annoying, because it offers occasional small moments of enlightenment. Read full review
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