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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5
    


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of USA Networks, Inc. of our report dated
December 8, 1997 relating to the financial statements of Universal Television
Group, which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the references to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.


PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

   
March 4, 1999
Century City, CA