MSN Joins FX to Stream 'Black. White.'

MSN and FX announced a deal Tuesday that would allow the online service to rebroadcast the hour-long premiere of FX's controversial series "Black. White." The show attempts to examine racial issues by allowing a African American and Caucasian family to "exchange races" and experience life in each other's shoes.

The show, produced by RJ Cutler, Ice Cube and Matt Alvarez, has become an instant hit, with its premiere garnering some 4 million viewers last Wednesday night. The streaming video will be entirely commercial-free and made available from the MSN Video Web site. No announcement has been made as to whether future episodes would be aired on MSN in a similar manner.