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                                                                   Exhibit 23.6


                       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 
February 21, 1997 relating to the financial statements of USA Networks, which 
appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the references to us under the 
heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.

   
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
    

April 6, 1999
New York, NY