Scandal , IQ Score 133/200
Scandal has an IQ Score of 133/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Stimulating tier.
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
Shonda Rhimes's ABC political thriller anchored by Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, a Washington crisis manager whose fixer-protagonist work is the show's actual subject. Joe Morton's Eli Pope monologues are sustained Shakespearean-soliloquy work rare in network drama.
The 'gladiators in suits' ensemble structure and the affair-with-the-President arc define mid-2010s Shondaland television.
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Scandal scored 133/200 (Stimulating tier) on TV Intelligentsia's published methodology. Source: tvintelligentsia.com/titles/scandal/
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