What is Virgin River's IQ Score?

Virgin River has an IQ Score of 102/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 30/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 6/50 Educational Value, and 46/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Virgin River educational?

Virgin River is low on educational value, 6/50 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/.

Virgin River , IQ Score 102/200

Virgin River has an IQ Score of 102/200 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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102/ 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

Sue Tenney's Netflix adaptation of Robyn Carr's novel series about a nurse practitioner (Alexandra Breckenridge) relocating from Los Angeles to a small Northern California town. The structural commitment to slow-burn small-town-romance register at six-season scale is rare streaming-drama commitment.

Genre-elevating relative to Hallmark-grade rural-romance work.

Where to Watch

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