What is The Leftovers S2-3's IQ Score?

The Leftovers S2-3 has an IQ Score of 175/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Masterclass tier. The score breaks down to 46/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 38/50 Educational Value, and 48/50 Craft & Quality.

Is The Leftovers S2-3 educational?

The Leftovers S2-3 is strong on educational value, 38/50 on TVI's rubric, which covers academic content, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, life skills, and knowledge transfer.

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 Leftovers S2-3 , IQ Score 175/200

The Leftovers S2-3 has an IQ Score of 175/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Masterclass tier.

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

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175/ 200

Masterclass TVI Essential

Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity

The Leftovers S2-3 poster, IQ Score 175/200, Masterclass tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4) · How we score →

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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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TVI Essential · Consensus

The Leftovers (S2-3) scores 175/200 on the TVI IQ Score, Masterclass tier. Damon Lindelof's seasons treat grief, faith, and the limits of explanation through the most formally ambitious structural construction of 2010s television, earning Cultural Impact and Rewatch Value. TVI Essential is an editorial designation; IQ Score is a content rating, not an intelligence measurement.

The TVI Take

The second and third seasons of The Leftovers, moving to Miracle, Texas and beyond. The most formally ambitious television of the 2010s.

The 'International Assassin' episode and the Season 2 finale are among television's finest hours. Amy Brenneman and Carrie Coon both give extraordinary performances.

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