What is Perfect Match's IQ Score?

Perfect Match has an IQ Score of 91/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Passive tier. The score breaks down to 20/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 8/50 Educational Value, and 48/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Perfect Match educational?

Perfect Match is low on educational value, 8/50 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/.

Perfect Match , IQ Score 91/200

Perfect Match has an IQ Score of 91/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Passive tier.

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

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91/ 200

Passive

Light cognitive engagement, background-safe viewing

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

Netflix's 2023-onward dating-reality series featuring contestants from prior Netflix reality shows (Love Is Blind, The Circle, Too Hot to Handle). The structural commitment to letting cross-show pre-existing fan-investment be the property's narrative engine, and to the strategic-coupling format (challenges determine who picks new partners), is the franchise's distinctive innovation.

Reality-TV as cinematic universe.

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