What is One Tree Hill's IQ Score?

One Tree Hill has an IQ Score of 106/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 30/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 6/50 Educational Value, and 50/50 Craft & Quality.

Is One Tree Hill educational?

One Tree Hill is low on educational value, 6/50 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/.

One Tree Hill , IQ Score 106/200

One Tree Hill has an IQ Score of 106/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

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

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106/ 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

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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The TVI Take

Mark Schwahn's WB/CW basketball-centered high school drama anchored by Chad Michael Murray and James Lafferty as estranged half-brothers. The structural commitment to letting basketball as the property's organizing metaphor (the team is the family architecture) operated for the first three seasons; the post-graduation seasons regressed to standard relationship-drama register.

Genre-defining 2000s teen-drama property.

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