What is Deadwood S1-3's IQ Score?

Deadwood S1-3 has an IQ Score of 172/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Masterclass tier. The score breaks down to 44/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 38/50 Educational Value, and 48/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Deadwood S1-3 educational?

Deadwood S1-3 is strong on educational value, 38/50 on TVI's rubric, which covers academic content, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, life skills, and knowledge transfer.

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/.

Deadwood S1-3 , IQ Score 172/200

Deadwood S1-3 has an IQ Score of 172/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Masterclass tier.

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

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172/ 200

Masterclass TVI Essential

Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity

Deadwood S1-3 poster, IQ Score 172/200, Masterclass tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4) · How we score →

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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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TVI Essential · Consensus

Deadwood scores 172/200 on the TVI IQ Score, placing it in the Masterclass tier. David Milch's three seasons treat the formation of a frontier camp into a community with formally unique dialogue and frontier-economic specificity, earning Cultural Impact, Intellectual Substance, and Rewatch Value. TVI Essential is an editorial designation; IQ Score is a content rating, not an intelligence measurement.

The TVI Take

All three seasons of Deadwood, the formation of a lawless camp into a community. Exceptional craft throughout.

Educational about the frontier economics of mining towns and the formation of American civic institutions. The dialogue is formally unique. HBO cancelled it before the planned conclusion.

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