EXHIBIT 5
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                                June 29, 2011


   Securities and Exchange Commission
   Judiciary Plaza
   Washington, DC 20549

        Re:  AMC NETWORKS INC. - REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
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   Ladies and Gentlemen:

        I am Executive Vice President and General Counsel of AMC Networks
   Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), and, in such
   capacity, have acted as counsel to the Corporation in connection with
   the Corporation's filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the
   "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission
   covering the registration of 5,165,000 shares of the Corporation's
   Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Stock") issuable
   pursuant to the Corporation's 2011 Employee Stock Plan and the 2011
   Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Plans").

        In that capacity, I have examined such corporate records,
   certificates and other documents, and such questions of law, as I have
   considered necessary or appropriate for the purpose of this opinion.
   Upon the basis of such examination, I advise you that in my opinion,
   when (i) the Registration Statement becomes effective under the
   Securities Act of 1933, (ii) the terms of the sale of the Shares have
   been duly established in conformity with the Corporation's Amended and
   Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and (iii) the Shares have been
   duly issued and sold as contemplated by the Registration Statement and
   in accordance with the Plans, the Shares will be validly issued, fully
   paid and nonassessable.

        The foregoing opinion is limited to the General Corporation Law
   of the State of Delaware, which includes those statutory provisions
   and all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and the
   reported judicial decisions interpreting such laws, and I express no
   opinions with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction.  The
   opinion expressed in this opinion letter is as of the date of this
   opinion letter only and as to laws covered hereby only as they are in
   effect on that date, and I assume no obligation to update or
   supplement such opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances that may
   come to my attention after that date or any changes in law that may
   occur or become effective after that date.







        I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to
   the Registration Statement.

                                 Very truly yours,


                                 By   /s/ James G. Gallagher
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                                      James G. Gallagher
                                      Executive Vice President
                                      and General Counsel