CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-3 Number 33-59356) of Viacom Inc. and Viacom
International Inc. and the Registration Statements (Form S-8
Numbers 33-41934 and 33-56088) of Viacom Inc. and in the related
Prospectuses of our reports dated August 27, 1993, except for
Notes A and I, as to which the date is September 10, 1993, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of
Paramount Communications Inc. included in its Transition Report
(Form 10-K) for the six months ended April 30, 1993, as amended
September 28, 1993, as further amended September 30, 1993 and as
further amended March 21, 1994, which are incorporated by
reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K/A).



                                        ERNST & YOUNG


New York, New York
May 2, 1994