What is Surviving Summer's IQ Score?

Surviving Summer has an IQ Score of 98/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Passive tier. The score breaks down to 27/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 5/50 Educational Value, and 48/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Surviving Summer educational?

Surviving Summer is low on educational value, 5/50 on TVI's rubric. Watch for entertainment, not for learning.

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/.

Surviving Summer , IQ Score 98/200

Surviving Summer has an IQ Score of 98/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Passive tier.

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

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98/ 200

Passive

Light cognitive engagement, background-safe viewing

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

Joanna Werner's Netflix Australian YA series about a Brooklyn teenager relocated to a small Victorian surf town. The structural commitment to letting Australian-east-coast surf-culture cultural specificity (board-shaping, swell forecasting, surf-and-school work-life balance) be the actual subject is rare YA streaming work that respects regional content over generic teen-romance register.

Where to Watch

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