What is Firefly Lane's IQ Score?

Firefly Lane has an IQ Score of 113/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 35/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 7/50 Educational Value, and 47/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Firefly Lane educational?

Firefly Lane is low on educational value, 7/50 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/.

Firefly Lane , IQ Score 113/200

Name: Firefly Lane
Genre: drama
Rating: 113

Firefly Lane has an IQ Score of 113/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH·Updated 2026-06-13·Methodology

drama

113/ 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

Scored under Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH

Physician and founding editor. Maintains the adult catalog against the published rubric and reviews the rubric application.

Methodology

Published rubric, v1.2

Formula

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

Database scale

2,330 titles, version-controlled

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The TVI Take

Maggie Friedman's Netflix adaptation of Kristin Hannah's novel about a lifelong female friendship between Kate and Tully. The structural commitment to running three timelines (the 1970s teen years, the 1980s rise, the 2000s reconciliation) in parallel is rare streaming-drama formal architecture.

Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke anchor; the property's appeal is its decade-spanning emotional commitment.

Where to Watch

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