When I got into Rick and Morty, I watched the episodes as they were thrown out there in repeats. As a result, I saw the second interdimensional cable episode. This may have tainted my view of the first one, but I thought the first one also sucked.
Now the side arcs were amusing enough. In fact, the first one incorporated the concept of interdimensional cable into the side arc, and that arc was pretty good. It's just that most of the alternate cable shows were painful to watch. I'd rather pop Stay Tuned into the VCR, which means finding a VCR and a bargain bin.
I do believe that the second one may have had worse scenes than the first, but I couldn't tell you without rewatching them, and I'd rather not.