Exhibit 23.8

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4
of USA Networks, Inc. of our report dated February 21, 1997 relating to the
financial statements of USA Networks appearing on page H-7 in HSN, inc's
(subsequently renamed USA Networks, Inc.) proxy statement dated January 12,
1998. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.


                                   /s/  Price Waterhouse LLP


PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

June 19, 1998
New York, NY