UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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                                 Date of Report
                        (Date of earliest event reported)
                                November 8, 2005

                            NTN Communications, Inc.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                     001-11460                  31-1103425
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or                                          Identification No.)
 Organization)
                               5966 La Place Court
                           Carlsbad, California 92008
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (760) 438-7400
                        (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including Area Code)

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On November 8, 2005, NTN Communications,  Inc. issued a press release announcing
its financial  results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005. The press
release is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The  information in this report and
the attached exhibit is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of
Section 18. Furthermore,  the information contained in this Current Report shall
not be deemed  incorporated  by reference in any filing under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

Exhibit 99.1 Press  release  issued by NTN  Communications,  Inc. on November 8,
2005.

                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                             NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.


                                             By: /s/Andy Wrobel
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                                                   Andy Wrobel
                                                Chief Financial Officer

Date:  November 8, 2005



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT 
NUMBER     DESCRIPTION

99.1       Press release issued by NTN Communications, Inc. on November 8, 2005.