What is The Outlaws's IQ Score?

The Outlaws has an IQ Score of 123/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 30/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 27/50 Educational Value, and 37/50 Craft & Quality.

Is The Outlaws educational?

The Outlaws is moderate on educational value, 27/50 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/.

The Outlaws , IQ Score 123/200

The Outlaws has an IQ Score of 123/200 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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123/ 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

Stephen Merchant's Bristol-set hybrid of community-service comedy and crime thriller. Seven strangers court-ordered to clean up a derelict building accidentally unbury a bag of money; the show then plays each character, a lefty student, a Trumpian businessman, a Black Lives Matter activist, a struggling lawyer, against their type.

The class and race politics aren't decoration; they're the engine, and the show is rare in letting the right-wing character be neither punished nor redeemed.

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