73.0% of matchups won
1,021 matchups
Elo 1690
tracked 2025/05/18 → 2026/10/25
mission: Educational programming for all · Public broadcasting · nonprofits
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing73%
picked as helping wellbeing
847 matchups
72%
picked as hurting wellbeing
174 matchups
People are split on it.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-12-23Related
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Known for
- Founded in 1969
- Over 350 member stations
- Most trusted media organization
- Award-winning documentaries
- Successful PBS Kids programming
Based on 1,021 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/25. Full rankings ·
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