EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement (Form S-3, No. 333-58296) 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 the Registration
Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-57808) pertaining to the Insight Communications
Company, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan of our report dated March 12, 2001, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Insight Communications
Company, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2000, as amended, included in this
Annual Report (Form 10-K/A-2).


                                                  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York
May 25, 2001