What is Party Down's IQ Score?

Party Down has an IQ Score of 132/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Stimulating tier. The score breaks down to 32/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 28/50 Educational Value, and 42/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Party Down educational?

Party Down is moderate on educational value, 28/50 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/.

Party Down , IQ Score 132/200

Party Down has an IQ Score of 132/200 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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132/ 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

Catering-company comedy following aspiring Hollywood failures working gigs they cannot quite escape. Adam Scott, Lizzy Caplan, Jane Lynch, Megan Mullally, and Ryan Hansen anchor a writing room (Rob Thomas, John Enbom, Dan Etheridge, Paul Rudd) that turned the half-hour format into character-study density.

Cancelled after two seasons in 2010. The 2023 Starz revival was good but did not recover the original's exact register. The half-hour comedy of working-class Hollywood failure has not been replicated since.

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