What is Olive Kitteridge's IQ Score?

Olive Kitteridge has an IQ Score of 159/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Stimulating tier. The score breaks down to 43/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 33/50 Educational Value, and 44/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Olive Kitteridge educational?

Olive Kitteridge is moderate on educational value, 33/50 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/.

Olive Kitteridge , IQ Score 159/200

Name: Olive Kitteridge
Genre: drama
Rating: 159

Olive Kitteridge has an IQ Score of 159/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Stimulating tier.

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

drama

159/ 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

Eight Emmy wins including Outstanding Limited Series (2014). Frances McDormand as a prickly Maine math teacher in this adaptation of Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer-winning novel.

High cognitive demands from the character's emotional complexity and what remains unsaid. Some educational value from the portrait of small-town New England life. McDormand creates one of television's most fully realized characters.

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