The first intellectual rating system for entertainment

You are what you watch.

TV Intelligentsia rates entertainment on what it actually does to the viewer — not just whether critics liked it.

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The Problem

Every other consumption category has a quality standard. Entertainment doesn't.

Food has nutritional labels. Investments have risk ratings. Education has accreditation. But the thing you spend 1,500 hours a year consuming? No one measures what it does to you.

Rotten Tomatoes tells you what critics thought. IMDb tells you what's popular. Neither tells you whether watching something made you sharper, more informed, or more capable.


That's the gap. We built the score to fill it.

1,500
hours per year watching video content
10.5 min
average browse time before choosing
0
platforms measuring cognitive impact
The Score

The IQ Score

A single number. Three dimensions. Built on published cognitive science and scored by credentialed expert panels.

40% weight
Cognitive Stimulation
How hard does this make your brain work? Narrative complexity, dialogue density, cognitive load, conceptual novelty.
35% weight
Educational Value
Did you learn something you can use? Factual density, domain knowledge, practical applicability, accuracy.
25% weight
Entertainment Quality
Is it actually good? Smart content shouldn't be boring. Boring content fails our standard too.
See It In Action

See the scores.

Brain Diets

Build a better media diet.

Set a goal. Get a plan. Brain Diets are curated viewing plans built around what you want to learn, develop, or explore.

Strategic Minds
Shows that train strategic thinking, power dynamics, and long-term decision-making.
The Wire · Succession · Ozark · Fargo · Better Call Saul
Science Deep Dive
Documentary immersion in physics, biology, and environmental science.
Cosmos · Planet Earth II · Our Planet · Chernobyl
Smart Cinema
Films that reward analytical viewing and leave you thinking for days.
Parasite · Arrival · Oppenheimer · The Social Network
Comfort with Substance
Not demanding, still worthwhile. The best of both worlds.
The Good Place · Ted Lasso · The Bear · Fleabag
Status Signal

Smart viewing is the new status signal.

Podcasts became identity. Book clubs became social currency. Your TV diet is next.

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Why Trust This

More rigorous than the system that reshaped Hollywood.

Industry Standard
Rotten Tomatoes
  • Binary thumbs-up / thumbs-down
  • Single dimension (critic opinion)
  • No scientific grounding
  • No sub-metrics or breakdowns
  • No methodology transparency
vs.
TV Intelligentsia
The IQ Score
  • Multi-dimensional composite score
  • 3 dimensions, 12 sub-metrics
  • Grounded in cognitive science
  • Full dimensional breakdowns
  • Published methodology & rubrics
Read the full methodology

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