Exhibit 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

   We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3, No. 333-     ) and related prospectuses of
Insight Communications Company, Inc. for the registration of 5,000,000 shares
of its Class A Common Stock and certain other securities, and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 12, 2001, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Insight Communications
Company, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2000 and our report dated March 12, 2001 with respect to the
financial statements of Insight Communications of Central Ohio, LLC included in
the Current Report (Form 8-K/A-1) of Insight Communications Company, Inc.,
dated January 5, 2001, both filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York
April 2, 2001