What is 30 Rock's IQ Score?

30 Rock has an IQ Score of 128/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 37/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 19/50 Educational Value, and 42/50 Craft & Quality.

Is 30 Rock educational?

30 Rock is low on educational value, 19/50 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/.

30 Rock , IQ Score 128/200

30 Rock has an IQ Score of 128/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH·Updated 2026-06-19·Methodology

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128/ 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

Scored under Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH

Physician and founding editor. Maintains the adult catalog against the published rubric and reviews the rubric application.

Methodology

Published rubric, v1.2

Formula

round(C × 0.40 + E × 0.35 + Q × 0.25) × 4

Database scale

2,338 titles, version-controlled

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The TVI Take

Tina Fey's NBC sitcom built around the meta-conceit of running a sketch-comedy show within NBC. The verbal-density and reference-fluency register (joke-per-line ratio higher than any contemporary network sitcom) is the show's signature.

Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy is rare comedy-supporting work whose corporate-executive register treats capitalism as the actual subject rather than as background. Won three consecutive Outstanding Comedy Emmys.

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