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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.1


                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP


   
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and related Prospectus of USA
Networks, Inc. and to the use of our report dated February 4, 1999 with respect
to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of USA Networks, Inc.
included in the Registration Statement of $500,000,000 6-3/4% Senior Notes.
    

   
New York, New York
March 4, 1999
    

                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP