Leslie Moonves, the embattled chief executive of CBS Corporation, survived the meeting.

On Monday, three days after the publication of an article detailing allegations of sexual harassment against Mr. Moonves, the company went through with a regularly scheduled meeting of its board of directors in advance of a Thursday earnings call.

Afterward, CBS said in a statement that its board was “in the process of selecting outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation.”

The company had announced the planned investigation on Friday, hours after The New Yorker published a report that included six women who said Mr. Moonves had asked them for sexual favors and retaliated when they declined.

The CBS statement on Monday added, “No other action was taken on this matter at today’s board meeting.” And so ended the speculation that Mr. Moonves would face immediate consequences for his alleged behavior.