What is My So-Called Life's IQ Score?

My So-Called Life has an IQ Score of 167/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Masterclass tier. The score breaks down to 43/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 41/50 Educational Value, and 41/50 Craft & Quality.

Is My So-Called Life educational?

My So-Called Life is strong on educational value, 41/50 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/.

My So-Called Life , IQ Score 167/200

My So-Called Life has an IQ Score of 167/200 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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167/ 200

Masterclass

Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity

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

Winnie Holzman's 1994-95 ABC single-season drama anchored by Claire Danes as 15-year-old Angela Chase. The structural commitment to letting adolescent-female-cognitive register be the actual subject, at register network YA drama had not previously sustained, established the canonical prestige-YA template subsequent shows (Freaks and Geeks, Felicity, Buffy) worked inside.

Cancelled after 19 episodes; subsequently canonized.

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