 Over the course of 11½ seasons, despite a number of minor-hit or cult-hit series such as "", "7th Heaven", "Gilmore Girls", "Girlfriends", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and Kids' WB's airing of the anime "Pokémon", neither network was able to attain the stature that Fox had gained in its first decade, much less that of the longstanding "Big Three" television networks (ABC, CBS and NBC).By early 2006, both networks were losing money, although The WB had been profitable a few seasons earlier; in slight contrast, UPN had never turned a profit and had already lost $800 million in its first five years of operation.Reports indicated that the prospects for both networks were fading quickly.