What is Star Trek: The Original Series's IQ Score?

Star Trek: The Original Series has an IQ Score of 136/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Stimulating tier. The score breaks down to 42/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 17/50 Educational Value, and 45/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Star Trek: The Original Series educational?

Star Trek: The Original Series is low on educational value, 17/50 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 Original Series , IQ Score 136/200

Name: Star Trek: The Original Series
Genre: sci-fi
Rating: 136

Star Trek: The Original Series has an IQ Score of 136/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Stimulating tier.

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

sci-fi

136/ 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 1966-69 NBC series whose three-season run accomplished what most longer-running shows don't: established a moral-philosophical universe that subsequent franchise entries spent six decades extending. The Kirk-Spock-McCoy triumvirate as embodied id/superego/ego is rare ensemble-architecture work.

The 'Mirror, Mirror' and 'The City on the Edge of Forever' episodes are canonical 1960s genre television.

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