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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                          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 USANi LLC included in
the Registration Statement of $500,000,000 6 3/4% Senior Notes.
    


   
New York, New York
March 4, 1999
    


                                                  ERNST & YOUNG LLP