CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We  consent to the  reference  to our firm under the  caption  "Experts"  in the
Registration  Statement  (Form S-3) and  related  Prospectus  of  Network  Event
Theater,  Inc. for the  registration of 1,015,873 shares of its common stock and
to the  incorporation by reference therein of our report dated October 17, 1996,
with respect to the financial statements of Network Event Theater, Inc. included
in its Transition Report (Form 10-KSB) for the period ended June 30, 1996, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                            /s/Ernst & Young LLP
                                                               Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
September 16, 1997