What is Murderbot's IQ Score?

Murderbot has an IQ Score of 146/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Stimulating tier. The score breaks down to 37/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 31/50 Educational Value, and 43/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Murderbot educational?

Murderbot is moderate on educational value, 31/50 on TVI's rubric. Some learning happens, but it isn't the show's primary work.

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/.

Murderbot , IQ Score 146/200

Murderbot has an IQ Score of 146/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Stimulating tier.

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

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146/ 200

Stimulating

Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention

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

Adapted from Martha Wells's novellas, the series gives Alexander Skarsgard a security android that has hacked its own governor module and would rather watch serial dramas than deal with the humans it guards. The dry first-person voice turns a story about a killing machine into a study of social anxiety and reluctant attachment, and the season earns its emotional turns without abandoning the comedy.

The personhood question runs underneath every joke.

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