What is Below Deck's IQ Score?

Below Deck has an IQ Score of 94/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Passive tier. The score breaks down to 22/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 16/50 Educational Value, and 36/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Below Deck educational?

Below Deck is low on educational value, 16/50 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/.

Below Deck , IQ Score 94/200

Below Deck has an IQ Score of 94/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Passive tier.

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

realitydrama

94/ 200

Passive

Light cognitive engagement, background-safe viewing

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4) · How we score →

Saves to your browser. See your Personal IQ on My IQ →

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

How we stay independent. We accept no studio money. We pay for our own streaming subscriptions. Our reviewers see no sponsor data, no affiliate revenue, and no screener access in exchange for coverage. More about how we work →

The TVI Take

Bravo reality franchise documenting charter-yacht crews. The structural commitment to letting the yacht-service industry's specific labor architecture (the captain-chief-stew-bosun-deckhand hierarchy, the 24/7 charter schedule, the gratuity-distribution system) be the actual subject is what separates it from cohabitation-reality standard practice.

Anthropologically pointed work about hospitality labor disguised as drama.

Where to Watch

Stream