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.
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.
The presenters were:[1] As well as the main studio in Elstree the events at Liverpool, Swansea, Bridlington, Dudley, Glasgow, Milton Keynes, Salisbury and Belfast each hosted a choir of around 150 children to sing Lean on Me in unison as part of the Children in Need Choir.