What is Arrow's IQ Score?

Arrow has an IQ Score of 123/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 33/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 21/50 Educational Value, and 41/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Arrow educational?

Arrow is low on educational value, 21/50 on TVI's rubric. Watch for entertainment, not for learning.

How does TV Intelligentsia calculate IQ Score?

TV Intelligentsia's IQ Score is calculated as round((Cognitive Stimulation × 0.4 + Educational Value × 0.35 + Craft & Quality × 0.25) × 4), scoring titles from 0 to 200 across five tiers: Masterclass (≥160), Stimulating (≥130), Competent (≥100), Passive (≥70), and Numbing (<70). The framework is published at tvintelligentsia.com/methodology/.

Arrow , IQ Score 123/200

Arrow has an IQ Score of 123/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MPH·Updated 2026-06-06·Methodology

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123/ 200

Competent

Engages without demanding much, watchable and reasonably crafted

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

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Why you should trust this score

Methodology reviewed by Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH

Physician scientist. Master of Public Health, with substantial coursework in research methodology. Reviews the rubric and its application across the adult catalog.

Methodology

Published rubric, v1.2

Formula

round(C × 0.40 + E × 0.35 + Q × 0.25) × 4

Database scale

2,324 titles, version-controlled

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The TVI Take

Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg's CW DC adaptation that launched the 'Arrowverse' shared-universe television project. The structural commitment, superhero drama rendered with neo-noir grit register that DC's films had not yet attempted at theatrical scale, is what made the series the prestige-network-superhero template.

Stephen Amell's Oliver Queen anchors; the flashback-to-the-island structural device defined the show's first three seasons.

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