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                  EXHIBIT 23.05 - PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS- (NY)



                                  Exhibit 23.05

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of USA Networks, Inc. of our report dated February 21,
1997 relating to the financial statements of USA Networks appearing on page H-7
of HSN, inc's (subsequently renamed USA Networks, Inc.) proxy statement dated
January 12, 1998.


                                          /s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

September 29, 1998
New York, NY