What is Bernie's IQ Score?

Bernie has an IQ Score of 143/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Stimulating tier. The score breaks down to 36/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 34/50 Educational Value, and 38/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Bernie educational?

Bernie is moderate on educational value, 34/50 on TVI's rubric. Some learning happens, but it isn't the show's primary work.

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/.

Bernie , IQ Score 143/200

Bernie has an IQ Score of 143/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Stimulating tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MPH·Updated 2026-05-26·Methodology

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143/ 200

Stimulating

Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention

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

2,316 titles, version-controlled

TVI Canon

Richard Linklater →

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The TVI Take

Linklater's 2011 hybrid. Jack Black plays Bernie Tiede, the real East Texas mortician convicted of murdering his elderly companion.

Documentary interludes with actual Carthage townspeople defending the killer thread through the dramatic reconstruction. Linklater treats the regional voice with anthropological care rather than condescension. Educational about community narrative, the unreliable-witness problem, and how a town can collectively author the story of a crime. Jack Black's best work outside School of Rock.

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