What is Cosmos: A Personal Voyage's IQ Score?

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage has an IQ Score of 200/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Masterclass tier. The score breaks down to 50/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 50/50 Educational Value, and 50/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Cosmos: A Personal Voyage educational?

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is strong on educational value, 50/50 on TVI's rubric, which covers academic content, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, life skills, and knowledge transfer.

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/.

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage , IQ Score 200/200

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage has an IQ Score of 200/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Masterclass tier.

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

documentaryscience

200/ 200

Masterclass TVI Essential

Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage poster, IQ Score 200/200, Masterclass tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

Cinematic Score/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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TVI Essential · Consensus

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage scores 200/200 on the TVI IQ Score, Masterclass tier. Carl Sagan's original 13-part 1980 series, the foundational popular-science program that defined the genre, earning Cultural Impact, Intellectual Substance, and Lasting Significance. TVI Essential is an editorial designation; IQ Score is a content rating, not an intelligence measurement.

The TVI Take

Carl Sagan's original 13-part 1980 series, the foundational popular-science program that defined the genre. Sagan's narration of evolution, the Cosmic Calendar, the Pale Blue Dot framing, and the philosophical implications of humanity's place in the universe.

Educational density and conceptual novelty at the upper bound of what television has achieved. The reference text against which the Tyson 2014 reboot is measured.

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