They’re staying. Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said in a memo Friday that they would remain at “60 Minutes,” potentially calming the chaotic situation that has festered at the CBS News program since the ouster of top producers and three of the program’s correspondents.

The future of the correspondents' role had been in doubt after the ouster of EP Tanya Simon and the hiring of outsider Nick Bilton.

Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said on Friday in an email to the show’s staff that they had reached the decision after a period of “grieving” and frustration.

CBS News insiders are speculating that Lesley Stahl will likely remain a correspondent at “60 Minutes” after she was out shooting footage for the show’s next season following a bloodbath at the iconic news show,

Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim narrowly decide to stay at "60 Minutes," warning "newsrooms are not supposed to be run like dictatorships."

The “60 Minutes” correspondents vowed to stay at the news program, but criticized the firings of their colleagues and said newsrooms should not be run like “dictatorships.”

“60 Minutes” correspondents Leslie Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said Friday that they planned to stay on at the newsmagazine, capping days of turmoil.

Lesley Stahl, L. Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker also criticized their bosses, however, saying their colleagues were treated “shabbily.”