Children in Need 2016


Children in Need 2016 is a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for the charity Children in Need. It was the 37th Children in Need appeal show which was broadcast live on BBC One on the evening of Friday 18 November until the early hours of Saturday 19 November. It was the first edition of the televised campaign since original presenter Terry Wogan's death in January 2016.
Dermot O'Leary, Fearne Cotton and Nick Grimshaw did not return for the 2016 telethon, and were replaced by Graham Norton, Ade Adepitan and Marvin Humes. Craig David performed the official Children in Need single for 2016, All We Needed.

Telethon

The culmination of Children in Need 2016 was broadcast on BBC One on 18 November from the BBC Elstree Centre.
This year saw the biggest totaliser record in the history of Children in Need, £46.6 million. It was announced in summer 2017 that the charity raised the highest ever fundraising total of £60,000,000.

Presenters

The presenters were:
ShowDateTimeslotsPresentersChannel
Children in Need Rocks for Terry14 November 201620:30-22:00Greg James
Fearne Cotton
BBC One
BBC One HD
The One Show18 November 201619:00-19:30Alex Jones
Matt Baker
Patrick Kielty
BBC One
BBC One HD
Main show18 November 201619:30-20:45Tess Daly
Greg James
BBC One
BBC One HD
Main show18 November 201620:45-22:00Graham Norton
Ade Adepitan
BBC One
BBC One HD
Main show18 November 201622:00-22:40Marvin Humes
Rochelle Humes
BBC Two
BBC Two HD
Main show18/19 November 201622:40-01:00Marvin Humes
Rochelle Humes
Russell Kane
BBC One
BBC One HD
Children in Need – The Best Bits
20 November 201614:00-15:10Ade AdepitanBBC Two
BBC Two HD

Music

Features

The following are totals with the times they were announced on the televised show.
DateTimeTotal
18 November 201620:42£15,605,308
18 November 201621:59£29,519,665
18 November 201623:59£42,396,715
19 November 201601:00£46,624,259