What is The First Wives Club's IQ Score?

The First Wives Club has an IQ Score of 118/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 31/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 27/50 Educational Value, and 31/50 Craft & Quality.

Is The First Wives Club educational?

The First Wives Club is moderate on educational value, 27/50 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/.

The First Wives Club , IQ Score 118/200

The First Wives Club has an IQ Score of 118/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

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

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118/ 200

Competent

Engages without demanding much, watchable and reasonably crafted

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

Hugh Wilson's 1996 Bette Midler / Goldie Hawn / Diane Keaton ensemble whose revenge-on-ex-husbands premise is the cover for sustained inquiry into mid-life female friendship as actual subject. The 'You Don't Own Me' coda is the film's structural argument compressed.

Funnier and more pointed than its '90s-pop-cultural-residue reputation suggests.

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