What is Grantchester's IQ Score?

Grantchester has an IQ Score of 130/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Stimulating tier. The score breaks down to 33/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 29/50 Educational Value, and 37/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Grantchester educational?

Grantchester is moderate on educational value, 29/50 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/.

Grantchester , IQ Score 130/200

Grantchester has an IQ Score of 130/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Stimulating tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH·Updated 2026-06-15·Methodology

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130/ 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

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

2,337 titles, version-controlled

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The TVI Take

The eleventh and final season moves its clergyman-and-detective partnership into 1963, closing arcs around faith, vocation, and the limits of a quiet life while keeping the case-of-the-week structure that defined the run. The writing balances humor, crime, and pathos without letting any single register dominate, and the period craft stays polished to the end.

The score reflects a well-made comfort drama that engages real questions of conscience and change without ever fully unsettling the audience it reassures.

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