What is Star Trek: The Next Generation's IQ Score?

Star Trek: The Next Generation has an IQ Score of 141/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Stimulating tier. The score breaks down to 44/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 16/50 Educational Value, and 48/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Star Trek: The Next Generation educational?

Star Trek: The Next Generation is low on educational value, 16/50 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/.

Star Trek: The Next Generation , IQ Score 141/200

Name: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Genre: sci-fi
Rating: 141

Star Trek: The Next Generation has an IQ Score of 141/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Stimulating tier.

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

sci-fi

141/ 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

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

Gene Roddenberry's sequel series that committed harder to the franchise's philosophical-inquiry premise than the original. The Picard captaincy turned the bridge into a forum for genuine ethical debate, the holodeck and the Prime Directive episodes are sustained moral-philosophy exercises in genre register.

Patrick Stewart's Shakespeare-trained delivery is the formal apparatus that allows the dialogue to land.

Characters Scored Here

People search for these characters by name. TVI doesn't invent fictional-character IQ numbers, but Star Trek: The Next Generation's score is the honest answer to how seriously the work treats each mind.

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