EXHIBIT 23
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
NTN Communication, Inc.

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(No.s 333-17247 and 333-12777) on Form S-8 and in the Registration Statement 
(Nos. 333-14129, 33-42350, 33-77826, 33-97780, 33-64417 and 333-03805) on 
Form S-3 of NTN Communications, Inc. of our report dated April 10, 1997, 
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of NTN Communications, Inc. and 
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated 
statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the 
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1996, and the related 
schedule, which report appears in the December 31, 1996 Annual Report on 
Form 10-K of NTN Communications, Inc. Our report dated April 10, 1997, contains 
an explanatory paragraph that states that the Company has suffered recurring 
losses from operations and has a net working capital deficiency, that raise 
substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The 
financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the 
outcome of this uncertainty.


San Diego, California
April 30, 1997