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Wild Kratts IQ Score 165/200

Wild Kratts has an IQ Score of 165/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Masterclass tier.

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165/ 200
Masterclass

Exceptional cognitive and educational substance, delivered with craft that sustains close attention

Ages 4-9SEL 22/50
Wild Kratts poster, IQ Score 165/200, Masterclass tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Legacy score. Published under our earlier workflow, before the current standard took effect in August 2026. A founder reviewed and approved it against our methodology, under a process that does not meet the standard we hold now. What this means →

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Cognitive Stimulation/50
38
Educational Value/50
46
Craft & Quality/50
40
SEL Score/50
22

The SEL value shown is a legacy value, reviewed at the total level only. Competency-level SEL review is part of re-verification.

IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)  · How we score →
What these dimensions mean
  • Cognitive Stimulation: observable narrative complexity, conceptual density, ambiguity, inference, and sustained intellectual demands in the work.
  • Educational Value: the density and integration of substantive academic, historical, scientific, cultural, ethical, or practical information in the work.
  • Craft & Quality: production excellence in service of the work, its direction, writing, performance, and aesthetic intent.
  • SEL: social-emotional learning on the CASEL framework, self-awareness, regulation, social awareness, relationships, and decision-making. Does not affect the IQ Score.

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Why you should trust this score

Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP
TVI Kids methodology reviewed by Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP
Nationally Certified School Psychologist. Shapes and reviews the kids methodology and personally reviews every TVI Kids Essential designation.
Formula
round((C × 0.40 + E × 0.35 + Q × 0.25) × 4)
Database scale
2,608 titles, version-controlled

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Correction history

Correction, July 22, 2026: a catalog reconciliation changed the published composite from 162/200 to 165/200 so it matches the displayed dimensions under the public formula. This was a calculation correction, not a new viewing.

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The TVI Take

PBS series combining animation with live-action wildlife footage to teach zoology, biome ecology, and animal behavior at primary-school depth. The Kratt brothers' "creature power" conceit is the pedagogical scaffold, each animal's adaptation is the episode's actual subject.

The unusual achievement is biology content that withstands review by working naturalists.

People & Production Chris Kratt · Martin Kratt · Shaw Fonds Rocket 21 connections

Direction & creation

On screen & sound

Selected cast
Chris Kratt Martin KrattSelected in source order; not represented as billing order.
Selected voice cast
Chris Kratt Martin Kratt Athena Karkanis Heather Bambrick Jonathan Malen Zachary BennettSelected in source order; not represented as billing order.
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Wild Kratts scored 165/200 (Masterclass tier) on TV Intelligentsia's published methodology. Source: tvintelligentsia.com/titles/wild-kratts/

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