Sci-Fi This Week: S.H.I.E.L.D. Has An Asgard Relic, Almost Human Has Sexbots

If you missed last night’s premiere of Almost Human (or if you watched it, for that matter!) you won’t want to miss Night 2 of the series premiere tonight! (Its regular time slot will be Mondays at 8/7c.) The futuristic sci-fi show follows a Los Angeles detective and his android partner, and looks to be the more pure, unadulterated, hard science fiction to air on a broadcast network since Firefly. We love the show already, and we can’t wait for more.

But if that’s not your cup of tea, there is plenty more airing this week in the sci-fi and fantasy genre! Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is following up on the big-screen feature Thor: The Dark World with an Asgard relic, Sleepy Hollow tangles with the Headless Horseman, and we learn more about Alice’s tragic backstory on Once Wonderland.

BBC America is also back in the genre game this Saturday: the U.S. premiere of the family fantasy drama Atlantis will follow the 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who. In fact, all week long the cable channel will show Doctor Who specials and marathons leading up to the epic new story, “The Day of the Doctor.”

New episodes of Once Upon A Time, Grimm and The Originals have the week off.

Here’s your day-by-day schedule for this week in science fiction and fantasy television:

ALMOST HUMAN
FOX, 8/7c
“Skin.” Detective Kennex and Dorian investigate a murder and high-profile missing persons case that lead them into the highly profitable world of IRCs — “Intimate Robot Companions.”

SLEEPY HOLLOW
FOX, 9/8c
“Necromancer.” Ichabod, Abbie, Captain Irving, and Jenny join forces and face the Headless Horseman. While staring down this nemesis, Ichabod is shocked by what he learns about the Horseman’s true motive.

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
ABC, 8/7c
“The Well.” Coulson and his team try to pick up the pieces when a powerful Asgardian relic is found, threatening to claim one of their own.

SUPERNATURAL
The CW, 9/8c
“Bad Boys.” Dean helps an old friend with a ghost problem at a home for delinquent boys. Dean was sent there years before for stealing food. When Sam learns about Dean’s past he is stunned and asks for more information, which Dean is reluctant to give.

REVOLUTION
NBC, 8/7c
“Everyone Says I Love You.” Charlie demonstrates to Rachel how much she has matured. Neville issues Jason an ultimatum, and Rachel’s relationship with her father continues to show strain.

ARROW
The CW, 8/7c
“State v. Queen.” After a mysterious illness sweeps through the city, Oliver learns that The Count has escaped from prison and is distributing the Vertigo drug again. Meanwhile, Moira Queen fights for her life.

THE TOMORROW PEOPLE
The CW, 9/8c
“Limbo.” Stephen finds himself in over his head after he tries to deal with a breakout on his own. John returns from his trip to find a strange tension with Cara.

ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND
ABC, 8/7c
“Who’s Alice.” Jafar pays a visit to the Asylum and Dr. Lydgate to uncover information about Alice, while in Wonderland, Alice heads to the Black Forest on her quest.

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
The CW, 8/7c
“Dead Man On Campus.” At Whitmore College, Elena and Caroline decide it’s time to throw a big party, but their plans are interrupted when Jesse suddenly needs Caroline’s help. Finally, Damon makes a terrifying discovery about a secret society.

HAVEN
Syfy, 10/9c
“Shot In the Dark.” Word that a monster from folklore is in Haven brings the ghost-hunting Darkside Seekers to town. And that creates a problem for Audrey and the gang.

DOCTOR WHO
BBC America, 2:50pm EST / 11:50am PST
“The Day of the Doctor.” In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London’s National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor’s own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.

ATLANTIS
BBC America, 9/8c
“The Earth Bull.” Fledgling hero Jason goes in search of his father, only to find himself washed up on the shores of a mysterious land — a world of strange creatures, soothsaying oracles and palaces so large it is said they were built by giants. This is the city of Atlantis — but the newcomer soon realizes he has chosen the wrong time to arrive when he becomes mixed up in a deadly ritual from which it seems there is no escape.

THE WALKING DEAD
AMC, 9/8c
“Dead Weight.” Something new unfolds at a camp outside the prison; the addition of new members may threaten peace.

What are YOUR top picks for this week?