diff --git a/python/tvm/runtime/script_printer.py b/python/tvm/runtime/script_printer.py
index e7846c0680d7..dff542911139 100644
--- a/python/tvm/runtime/script_printer.py
+++ b/python/tvm/runtime/script_printer.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 """Configuration of TVMScript printer"""
+import os
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Sequence
 
 from tvm._ffi import get_global_func, register_object
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ def script(
     def show(
         self,
         style: Optional[str] = None,
-        black_format: bool = False,
+        black_format: Optional[bool] = None,
         *,
         name: Optional[str] = None,
         show_meta: bool = False,
@@ -226,8 +227,26 @@ def show(
         style : str, optional
             Pygmentize printing style, auto-detected if None.  See
             `tvm.script.highlight.cprint` for more details.
-        black_format: bool
-            If true, use the formatter Black to format the TVMScript
+
+        black_format: Optional[bool]
+
+            If true, use the formatter Black to format the TVMScript.
+            If false, do not apply the auto-formatter.
+
+            If None (default), determine the behavior based on the
+            environment variable "TVM_BLACK_FORMAT".  If this
+            environment variable is unset, set to the empty string, or
+            set to the integer zero, black auto-formatting will be
+            disabled.  If the environment variable is set to a
+            non-zero integer, black auto-formatting will be enabled.
+
+            Note that the "TVM_BLACK_FORMAT" environment variable only
+            applies to the `.show()` method, and not the underlying
+            `.script()` method.  The `.show()` method is intended for
+            human-readable output based on individual user
+            preferences, while the `.script()` method is intended to
+            provided a consistent output regardless of environment.
+
         name : Optional[str] = None
             The name of the object
         show_meta : bool = False
@@ -263,11 +282,16 @@ def show(
             Object to be underlined
         obj_to_annotate : Optional[Dict[Object, str]] = None
             Object to be annotated
+
         """
         from tvm.script.highlight import (  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
             cprint,
         )
 
+        if black_format is None:
+            env = os.environ.get("TVM_BLACK_FORMAT")
+            black_format = env and int(env)
+
         cprint(
             self.script(
                 name=name,
diff --git a/python/tvm/tir/schedule/schedule.py b/python/tvm/tir/schedule/schedule.py
index 85d1f19bba00..5df3a486ca2e 100644
--- a/python/tvm/tir/schedule/schedule.py
+++ b/python/tvm/tir/schedule/schedule.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 """The TensorIR schedule class"""
+import inspect
 from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 from tvm._ffi import register_object as _register_object
@@ -268,26 +269,24 @@ def fork_seed(self) -> int:
         """
         return _ffi_api.ScheduleForkSeed(self)  # type: ignore # pylint: disable=no-member
 
-    def show(self, style: Optional[str] = None, black_format: bool = False) -> None:
+    def show(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
         """A sugar for print highlighted TVM script.
 
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        style : str, optional
-
-            Pygmentize printing style, auto-detected if None.  See
-            `tvm.script.highlight.cprint` for more details.
-
-        black_format: bool
-
-            If true, use the formatter Black to format the TVMScript
+        All parameters are forwarded to the underlying `Module.show`
+        and `Trace.show` methods.
         """
         mod = self.mod
         if mod is not None:
-            mod.show(style=style, black_format=black_format)
+            mod.show(*args, **kwargs)
+
         trace = self.trace
         if trace is not None:
-            trace.show(style=style, black_format=black_format)
+            # Trace.show only supports the style and black_format arguments
+            param_binding = inspect.signature(mod.show).bind(*args, **kwargs)
+            param_binding.apply_defaults()
+            bound_args = param_binding.arguments
+
+            trace.show(style=bound_args["style"], black_format=bound_args["black_format"])
 
     ########## Lookup ##########
 
diff --git a/python/tvm/tir/schedule/trace.py b/python/tvm/tir/schedule/trace.py
index e3173049931d..cb8d5ce9973e 100644
--- a/python/tvm/tir/schedule/trace.py
+++ b/python/tvm/tir/schedule/trace.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 """An execution trace of a scheduling program"""
+import os
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from tvm._ffi import register_object as _register_object
@@ -274,10 +275,16 @@ def show(self, style: Optional[str] = None, black_format: bool = False) -> None:
 
         black_format: bool
 
-            If true, use the formatter Black to format the TVMScript
+            If true, use the formatter Black to format the TVMScript.
+            If None, determine based on the "TVM_BLACK_FORMAT" environment
+            variable.
         """
         from tvm.script.highlight import (  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
             cprint,
         )
 
+        if black_format is None:
+            env = os.environ.get("TVM_BLACK_FORMAT")
+            black_format = bool(env and int(env))
+
         cprint(str(self), style=style, black_format=black_format)