What is The Voice's IQ Score?

The Voice has an IQ Score of 113/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 27/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 21/50 Educational Value, and 40/50 Craft & Quality.

Is The Voice educational?

The Voice is low on educational value, 21/50 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/.

The Voice , IQ Score 113/200

The Voice has an IQ Score of 113/200 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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113/ 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

NBC singing competition whose structural innovation, the blind audition chair turn, became the format's enduring contribution to the genre. The Adam Levine / Blake Shelton / Christina Aguilera / CeeLo Green original-coach lineup is the show's structural template.

Functions as inadvertent vocal-technique education for engaged viewers.

Where to Watch

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