{
  "product": "TVI Kids Channel & Studio Index",
  "edition": "2026 Q3",
  "pilot_subject": "PBS-associated children's television",
  "extraction_date": "2026-07-24",
  "catalog_universe_n": 225,
  "methodology_url": "https://tvintelligentsia.com/methodology/how-we-score/",
  "status": {
    "pbs_roster_complete_for_defined_cohorts": true,
    "producer_metadata_complete": false,
    "cross_channel_superlatives_permitted": false
  },
  "safe_headline": "PBS-associated titles are heavily overrepresented in TVI's two highest-scoring tiers, and the current PBS KIDS cohort also scores above the rest of the catalog on SEL.",
  "masterclass_representation_ratio": 3.8,
  "cohorts": {
    "current_pbs_kids": {
      "label": "Current PBS KIDS",
      "n": 15,
      "tvi_mean": 145.6,
      "tvi_median": 143,
      "sel_mean": 34.9,
      "sel_median": 36,
      "masterclass_n": 4,
      "masterclass_share": 0.2667,
      "stimulating_n": 8,
      "stimulating_share": 0.5333,
      "top_two_n": 12,
      "top_two_share": 0.8
    },
    "legacy_public_television": {
      "label": "Legacy PBS / public television",
      "n": 29,
      "tvi_mean": 142.6,
      "tvi_median": 147,
      "sel_mean": 27.3,
      "sel_median": 26,
      "masterclass_n": 8,
      "masterclass_share": 0.2759,
      "stimulating_n": 12,
      "stimulating_share": 0.4138,
      "top_two_n": 20,
      "top_two_share": 0.6897
    },
    "all_pbs_associated": {
      "label": "All PBS-associated",
      "n": 44,
      "tvi_mean": 143.6,
      "tvi_median": 146.0,
      "sel_mean": 29.9,
      "sel_median": 28.0,
      "masterclass_n": 12,
      "masterclass_share": 0.2727,
      "stimulating_n": 20,
      "stimulating_share": 0.4545,
      "top_two_n": 32,
      "top_two_share": 0.7273
    },
    "rest_of_catalog": {
      "label": "Rest of TVI Kids catalog",
      "n": 181,
      "tvi_mean": 127.2,
      "tvi_median": 129,
      "sel_mean": 30.8,
      "sel_median": 32,
      "masterclass_n": 13,
      "masterclass_share": 0.0718,
      "stimulating_n": 69,
      "stimulating_share": 0.3812,
      "top_two_n": 82,
      "top_two_share": 0.453
    }
  },
  "limitations": [
    "The comparison describes TVI's reviewed 225-title kids catalog, not all children's television.",
    "PBS association can mean commissioning, distribution, broadcast, or library availability.",
    "Many titles are independently produced; producer metadata is not yet complete.",
    "The analysis is descriptive and does not establish that PBS caused the observed scores."
  ]
}