What is Banshee's IQ Score?

Banshee has an IQ Score of 124/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 32/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 22/50 Educational Value, and 42/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Banshee educational?

Banshee is low on educational value, 22/50 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/.

Banshee , IQ Score 124/200

Banshee has an IQ Score of 124/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH·Updated 2026-06-17·Methodology

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124/ 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

Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler's Cinemax action-noir. A career thief, just out of prison, takes the identity of a sheriff who was killed before reaching his post in rural Pennsylvania.

Antony Starr in the role that would later prepare him for The Boys. Four seasons of action choreography that exceeded the era's network standard and a long-arc identity-mystery that paid off honestly. Ran to its planned conclusion in 2016. Long undersold relative to its craft.

Where to Watch

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