What is White Collar's IQ Score?

White Collar has an IQ Score of 118/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 35/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 9/50 Educational Value, and 49/50 Craft & Quality.

Is White Collar educational?

White Collar is low on educational value, 9/50 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/.

White Collar , IQ Score 118/200

White Collar has an IQ Score of 118/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

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

crime proceduraldrama

118/ 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

Jeff Eastin's USA Network procedural anchored by Matt Bomer as Neal Caffrey, the art-forger turned FBI consultant. The structural commitment to letting con-artistry technical specificity (forgery techniques, art-history knowledge, social-engineering practice) be the show's actual subject is what gave the property its enduring genre-fan following.

Tim DeKay's Peter Burke is rare USA-Network straight-man work treated as actual character rather than as foil.

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